District of ColumbiaD.C. approves contract changes and payments up to $7.7 million
D.C. approved three contract changes with USA Guided Tours DC and allowed up to $7,722,000 in payments for goods and services already received or still to come.
What it does
D.C. approved three changes to USA Guided Tours DC's contract and authorized payments of up to $7,722,000, despite requirements in a government purchasing law. The emergency act lasts no longer than 90 days.
Argument forThe payment approval could let USA Guided Tours DC receive payment for goods and services it has already provided under the contract changes.
Argument againstThe exception to a D.C. purchasing law could reduce the checks that would otherwise apply before the city approves these contract changes and payments.
More detail
The D.C. Council approved three contract changes and authorized payments of up to $7,722,000. The changes are M0010, M0011, and M0012 to Contract No. CW110212 with USA Guided Tours DC. Payments cover goods and services received or to be received under those changes. The approval applies despite requirements in a cited D.C. government purchasing law. The act took effect after the Mayor approved it on October 20, 2026, and lasts no longer than 90 days.
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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 23Act A26-0439 Published in DC Register Vol 73 and Page 013513, Expires on Jan 18, 2027Latest
- Oct 20Returned from Mayor
- Oct 20Signed by the Mayor and Enacted with Act Number A26-0439, Expires on Jan 18, 2027Became Law
- Oct 5Transmitted to Mayor, Response Due on Oct 20, 2026To Governor
- Sep 22Final Reading, CCMinor
- Vote recorded Final Reading, CC. Result: pass.Legislature
- Sep 22Retained by the Council with comments from the Committee of the WholeMinor
- Sep 21B26-0794 Introduced by Chairman Mendelson at Office of the SecretaryIntroduced
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