D.C. Council

GPTKB entity

Properties (60)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Legislative body
gptkbp:approves budget_for_Washington,_D.C.
gptkbp:can_be housing issues
mayoral vetoes
gptkbp:canBe special sessions
gptkbp:canCreate referendums
task forces
new agencies
gptkbp:canEstablish commissions and boards
gptkbp:canSupport public safety initiatives
gptkbp:composedOf Chairperson
Ward members
At-Large members
gptkbp:conducts investigations
gptkbp:crosses local laws
gptkbp:established 1973
gptkbp:hasAuthorityOver local taxation
contracts and agreements
gptkbp:hasFilm available to citizens
gptkbp:hasInfluenceOn healthcare policies
gptkbp:hasLegalStatus twice a year
to enact laws
gptkbp:hasMember various committees
13 members
various political affiliations
gptkbp:hasTeam 4 years
gptkbp:hasTheme open to residents
gptkbp:heldIn public hearings
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label D.C. Council
gptkbp:isAccessibleBy District voters
gptkbp:isEngagedIn public policy debates
policy development
gptkbp:isExpectedTo 4 years
District residents
gptkbp:isInfluencedBy local advocacy groups
gptkbp:isInvolvedIn community engagement
economic development
environmental policies
urban planning
transportation planning
budgetary processes
civil rights issues
gptkbp:isLedBy Chairperson_of_the_Council
gptkbp:isPartOf District of Columbia government
District's democratic process
gptkbp:isResponsibleFor zoning laws
gptkbp:isSubjectTo open meeting laws
U.S._Congress_oversight
gptkbp:isSupportedBy staff and legal counsel
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
gptkbp:mayHave federal funding
surveys and studies
amendments to laws
legislation on education
District officials
gptkbp:meets monthly
gptkbp:oversees District of Columbia government
gptkbp:provides legislative oversight
gptkbp:reviews executive appointments
gptkbp:userReviews executive orders