District of ColumbiaD.C. agencies would be allowed to share records for benefits
D.C. health and human services agencies could share certain client records within and between agencies to check who qualifies for benefits and coordinate services.
What it does
Federal and D.C. privacy rules would apply to homeless services records. D.C.’s 2010 data-sharing law would govern when agencies could or must share them.
D.C.’s data-sharing law would cover divisions within agencies. Human services offices could share records when checking whether some food assistance recipients qualify for exceptions to benefit time limits.
Argument forSharing records could reduce repeat paperwork for some food assistance recipients when officials check whether benefit time limits apply to them.
Argument againstRequired record sharing could limit clients’ control over where sensitive homeless services information goes, even when confidentiality rules apply.
More detail
Agencies could use certain homeless services records as allowed by the 2010 data-sharing law and would have to make disclosures it requires. These rules concern records and information covered by D.C.’s homeless services law. Federal and D.C. confidentiality rules would also apply. The measure would take effect after mayoral approval or a Council veto override, a 30-day congressional review, and publication in the D.C. Register.
D.C.’s data-sharing law would count government authorities and divisions within District agencies as agencies. This includes family services and benefits offices within the Department of Human Services. Sharing would have to follow the data-sharing law’s requirements and procedures. The measure would take effect after mayoral approval or a Council veto override, a 30-day congressional review, and publication in the D.C. Register.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed 1st Chamber
- Passed 2nd Chamber
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Oct 22Public Hearing on B26-0753Latest
- Oct 2Notice of Public Hearing Published in the District of Columbia Register
- Sep 25Notice of Public Hearing filed in the Office of Secretary by Human ServicesMinor
- Jul 17Notice of Intent to Act on B26-0753 Published in the District of Columbia Register
- Jul 14Referred to Committee on Human ServicesMinor
- Jul 9B26-0753 Introduced by Chairman Mendelson at Office of the SecretaryIntroduced
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