Robert C. White Jr. is an At-Large member of the Council of the District of Columbia, in his third term, and chairs the Council's Committee on Housing.[1]
He was first elected to the Council in 2016.[1]Earlier, he worked in the U.S. House of Representatives as Legislative Counsel to Eleanor Holmes Norton, and in 2014 became the first Director of Community Outreach for the DC Office of the Attorney General.[1]He is an adjunct professor at Georgetown University Law Center and lives in Ward 4 with his family.[1]
Their recorded votes on bills that divided the chamber (unanimous votes left out), grouped by topic. A bill can sit under more than one topic. "With" and "against" compare each vote with how most Democrats voted. How topics are assigned
Enacts and amends District laws needed to carry out the fiscal 2027 budget, making dozens of changes across government operations, economic development and housing, public safety, public schools and child care, human services such as TANF and rapid re-housing, environment and transportation, and taxes and revenue.
Requires, on a temporary basis, the Department of Small and Local Business Development to award a $1 million grant in the first quarter of Fiscal Year 2027 to the Duke District Business Improvement District for the Greater Shaw/U Street area.
Requires the Department of Small and Local Business Development to award a $1 million grant from the Performance Parking Zone Fund to the Duke Business Improvement District Corporation in the first quarter of fiscal year 2027, as emergency legislation.
As amended by substitute, creates a Department of Public Works reimbursable detail program assigning overtime parking enforcement officers to businesses, nonprofits, universities, business improvement districts and others under written agreements, and lets campus police who opt in and certify training issue parking citations in set areas around their campuses.
On the version voted Oct 6, 2026: Requires the Board of Elections to reject initiatives covering more than one subject, extends the advisory-opinion deadline from 15 to 30 days, and adds fiscal impact statements, public comment, a public meeting, and fiscal impact summaries on petitions and ballots.
Requires, on a temporary basis, the Department of Behavioral Health to give Fiscal Year 2027 grants to the Fiscal Year 2026 Targeted Outreach pilot grantees to continue services, and allows it to spend Opioid Abatement Fund money on the program.
Requires, on an emergency basis, the Department of Behavioral Health to give Fiscal Year 2027 grants to the Fiscal Year 2026 Targeted Outreach pilot grantees to continue services, and authorizes Opioid Abatement Fund spending on them. The act lasts up to 90 days.
Amends, on an emergency basis, the Community Schools Incentive Act so Community Schools Task Force appointees must be "individuals" rather than "District residents." The act lasts up to 90 days.
Declares an emergency so the Council can pass legislation immediately removing the requirement that Community Schools Task Force appointees be District residents. It states that the requirement unintentionally excluded out-of-District experts.
Substantive votes concern legislation or nominations; procedural votes concern how the chamber considers them. A Yes vote applies to the motion shown, which may not be final passage.
B 26-0016 · DC COUNCIL
Strategic Parking Enforcement Enhancement Act of 2025
NoVOTED
Motion: Final Reading
As amended by substitute, creates a Department of Public Works reimbursable detail program assigning overtime parking enforcement officers to businesses, nonprofits, universities, business improvement districts and others under written agreements, and lets campus police who opt in and certify training issue parking citations in set areas around their campuses.
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Gold Line Bus Rapid Transit Phase 1 Fiscal Year 2027 and 2028 Reimbursable Agreement Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2026
Fair Initiatives Lend Transparency to Every Resident Amendment Act of 2025
YesVOTED
Motion: Final Reading
Requires the Board of Elections to reject initiatives covering more than one subject, extends the advisory-opinion deadline from 15 to 30 days, and adds fiscal impact statements, public comment, a public meeting, and fiscal impact summaries on petitions and ballots.
Extension of Substance Use and Targeted Outreach Grants Temporary Amendment Act of 2026
YesVOTED
Motion: Final Reading
Requires, on a temporary basis, the Department of Behavioral Health to give Fiscal Year 2027 grants to the Fiscal Year 2026 Targeted Outreach pilot grantees to continue services, and allows it to spend Opioid Abatement Fund money on the program.
Strategic Parking Enforcement Enhancement Act of 2025
YesVOTED
Motion: Amendment (RWhite)
A yes vote adopted an amendment cutting civil fines for all District parking violations by 50%, to take effect only once the reduction is funded in an approved budget. (AI-written)
As amended by substitute, creates a Department of Public Works reimbursable detail program assigning overtime parking enforcement officers to businesses, nonprofits, universities, business improvement districts and others under written agreements, and lets campus police who opt in and certify training issue parking citations in set areas around their campuses.
Strategic Parking Enforcement Enhancement Act of 2025
NoVOTED
Motion: Amendment (Silverman)
A yes vote adopted an amendment requiring the Council committee overseeing the Department of Public Works to hold a public hearing after the program's first 12 months to evaluate its effectiveness and impact. (AI-written)
As amended by substitute, creates a Department of Public Works reimbursable detail program assigning overtime parking enforcement officers to businesses, nonprofits, universities, business improvement districts and others under written agreements, and lets campus police who opt in and certify training issue parking citations in set areas around their campuses.
Fair Initiatives Lend Transparency to Every Resident Amendment Act of 2025
YesVOTED
Motion: Amendment (Bonds)
A yes vote adopted an amendment requiring the Board of Elections to accept an initiative measure if no grounds for refusal exist. (AI-written)
Requires the Board of Elections to reject initiatives covering more than one subject, extends the advisory-opinion deadline from 15 to 30 days, and adds fiscal impact statements, public comment, a public meeting, and fiscal impact summaries on petitions and ballots.
Duke District BID Grantmaking Temporary Amendment Act of 2026
YesVOTED
Motion: First Reading
Requires, on a temporary basis, the Department of Small and Local Business Development to award a $1 million grant in the first quarter of Fiscal Year 2027 to the Duke District Business Improvement District for the Greater Shaw/U Street area.
Fair Initiatives Lend Transparency to Every Resident Amendment Act of 2025
YesVOTED
Motion: First Reading
On the version voted Oct 6, 2026: Requires the Board of Elections to reject initiatives covering more than one subject, extends the advisory-opinion deadline from 15 to 30 days, and adds fiscal impact statements, public comment, a public meeting, and fiscal impact summaries on petitions and ballots.
Community Schools Grant Program Emergency Amendment Act of 2026
YesVOTED
Motion: Final Reading
Amends, on an emergency basis, the Community Schools Incentive Act so Community Schools Task Force appointees must be "individuals" rather than "District residents." The act lasts up to 90 days.