SHORT TITLE:
Homes Not Stadiums Act of 2025
SUMMARY STATEMENT:
If enacted, this Initiative would preclude the lease of any portion of any land or building within the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Campus for use as a stadium for professional athletic teams.
LEGISLATIVE TEXT:
BE IT ENACTED BY THE ELECTORS OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this act may be cited as the “Homes Not Stadiums Act of 2025.”
Sec. 2. Section (c) of the Act to grant additional powers to the Commissioners of the District of Columbia and for other purposes, approved December 20, 1944, 58 Stat. 819,611, as amended by section 714(a) of the District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act, approved December 24, 1973, 87 Stat. 774 (D.C. Official Code §1-301.01(c)), is hereby further amended by adding the following language to the end of such subsection:
“Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter to the contrary, the Mayor shall not lease or license any portion of any land or building located within or on the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Campus, the boundaries of which are set forth in the survey conducted pursuant to section 2(d)(1) of the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Campus Revitalization Act (Pub. L. No. 118-274), for use for operation of any stadium or arena (including accessory buildings or structures) that has as its primary purpose the hosting of professional athletic team events.”
Section 3. Effective date.
This act shall take effect following a 30-day period of congressional review as provided in section 602(c)(1) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 813; D.C. Official Code § 1-206.02(c)(1)), and publication in the District of Columbia Register.