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Committee of the Whole
The Chairman of the Council is the Chairman of the Committee of the Whole (COW), and all Councilmembers are part of the committee.
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COW meets on the third Tuesday of each month, except during periods of Council recess, to consider measures pending in the committee and measures which have been reported and filed by other committees. During COW meetings, bills can also be introduced and referred to other committees.
Each bill and resolution reported by Council legislative committees are referred to COW to make sure the legislation is legally sufficient and complies with Council rules, and that its fiscal impact statement is sound.
Councilmembers
Chairperson
Councilmembers
- At-Large Councilmember Kenyan R. McDuffie
- At-Large Councilmember Anita Bonds
- At-Large Councilmember Robert C. White, Jr.
- At-Large Councilmember Christina Henderson
- Ward 1 Councilmember Brianne K. Nadeau
- Ward 2 Councilmember Brooke Pinto
- Ward 3 Councilmember Matthew Frumin
- Ward 4 Councilmember Janeese Lewis George
- Ward 5 Councilmember Zachary Parker
- Ward 6 Councilmember Charles Allen
- Ward 7 Councilmember Wendell Felder
- Ward 8 Councilmember Trayon White, Sr.
Agencies Under This Committee
- Board for the Condemnation of Insanitary Buildings
- Board of Review of Anti-Deficiency Violations
- Commission on the Arts and Humanities
- Council of the District of Columbia
- Department of Buildings (including construction codes)
- Deputy Mayor for Education
- District of Columbia Auditor
- District of Columbia Public Charter Schools
- District of Columbia Public Schools
- District of Columbia Retirement Board (including its plans)
- District of Columbia State Athletics Commission
- Historic Preservation Review Board
- Interstate Compact Commissions
- Law Revision Commission
- Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority
- Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments
- National Capital Planning Commission
- OCFO Office of Budget and Planning
- Office of Planning (including commemorative works)
- Office of the State Superintendent of Education
- Office of Zoning, including Zoning Commission and Board of Zoning Appeals
- Other Post-Employment Benefits/Retiree Health Contribution
- Pay-As-You-Go Capital
- Research Practice Partnership
- State Board of Education (including ombudsman and advocate)
- Statehood Commission and delegation
- Tax Revision Commission
- Tobacco Settlement Financing Corporation
- University of the District of Columbia