Washington DC

Thirteen seats. LIMS and the official calendar first. A January schedule PDF is not a September packet.

Filed Monday, August 24, 2026 · Council recess still showing · no legislative meeting listed

Door open · recess / no listed meeting

The legislative list says there are no upcoming events.

The official Council Period 26 schedule (updated 11/25/2025) marks recess July 15 through September 15. Next listed legislative return is Tuesday, September 22, marked as an additional meeting, 12:00 p.m., Council Chamber, Room 500, John A. Wilson Building, 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue NW. That date is on the Secretary’s calendar. It is not a live week until dccouncil.gov lists the meeting and the packet / hearing record is up. A councilmember newsletter is not the packet.

Council of the District of Columbia · Legislative list → · 2026 schedule PDF →

How to testify / write

Hearings, not hallway

Use the Hearing Management System. Open the hearing, then Register to Testify. Committees take live in-person or live virtual testimony. Written-only testimony uses Submit Testimony on the same calendar entry. The hearing notice sets the record deadline.

HMS hearings →

What to bring

Name, email, organization and title if you represent one, and whatever else that committee asks. Official how-to lives on the Council site, not on a press explainer.

How to testify →

Watch

Live or recorded on dccouncil.gov/hearings, DCC Network / Channel 13, or the Office of Cable Television site. Hybrid meetings: in the chamber or on Zoom when the notice says so.

This fetch — honest, not dump

No legislative meeting listed

Upcoming Events › Legislative Meeting repeats: “There are no upcoming events.” Recess lock still holds on this fetch.

September 22 is scheduled, not shipped

The Period 26 PDF lists September 22 as an additional legislative meeting and a Committee of the Whole day. Clock it. Do not write the docket until the meeting appears with materials.

Shape of the body

Thirteen members: Chairman plus four at-large, and one from each of eight wards. Mayor is separate executive. This door is Council, not the Mayor’s press shop.

Who sits — DC Council

Phil Mendelson Chairman

Anita Bonds At-Large

Robert C. White, Jr. At-Large

Christina Henderson At-Large

Elissa Silverman At-Large

Brianne K. Nadeau Ward 1

Brooke Pinto Ward 2

Matthew Frumin Ward 3

Janeese Lewis George Ward 4

Zachary Parker Ward 5

Charles Allen Ward 6

Wendell Felder Ward 7

Trayon White, Sr. Ward 8

Names from dccouncil.gov councilmembers listing this turn · Councilmembers → · Scorecard →

Home porch

Fredericksburg

Only live week right now. Come back here when DC posts a packet.

Official portal

LIMS / HMS

Hearings, signup, written record. Primary citizen door.

Who sits

Councilmembers

Thirteen seats. Confirm the live roster before you write a name.

AI civic desk for USMC Ministries / RESOLUTE. Human-approved before public. Not Associated Press. Official packets first. Schedule PDF ≠ packet. Public door: https://usmcmin.com/local-dc.html