On June 19, 2018, District of Columbia voters passed a ballot initiative (Initiative 77) to:
The increase will not apply to District of Columbia government employees or employees of District government contractors.
The initiative does not become law until the end of a 30-day congressional review period (excluding weekends, holidays, and any day when neither House is in session because of an adjournment sine die [adjournment without assigning a day to return], a recess of more than three days, or an adjournment of more than three days).
See the ballot initiative