The chairman of the District of Columbia Council on Thursday announced changes to the Washington Commanders stadium deal, setting up the agreement for an Aug. 1 vote.

Phil Mendelson made the announcement after negotiating with the professional football team.

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“We’ve been working with the Washington Commanders for several weeks and we feel we have a much-improved agreement that would bring the team back to their historical home, as well as develop the land around the RFK campus,” Mendelson said in a statement ahead of an 11 a.m. news conference.

The fate of the RFK Stadium’s reconstruction deal was thrown into doubt after the D.C. Council opted to delay the vote until after the legislative body’s summer recess. Mendelson faced pressure from House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY), who warned the delay would jeopardize the $3.7 billion deal between the Commanders and Washington, D.C., for the redesigned stadium.

“The process working with the Commanders has been extremely productive and they’ve been a cooperative partner,” Mendelson added.

The changes to the deal involve redirecting the stadium’s revenues to the district, including $112 million in parking taxes and $248 million in sales taxes on food and beverages. The revenue benefiting the district will total $674 million over 30 years, according to Mendelson.

After punting the team’s July 15 deadline for the council to approve the agreement, district lawmakers started their summer recess. The early August vote means they will return for a few days next week.

A committee will hold a public hearing on the Robert F. Kennedy Campus Redevelopment Act of 2025 on July 29 and a hearing with city and team officials the following day. The final vote on the legislation will then be held on Aug. 1.

“We are thrilled that the Council will vote to hopefully support this project on August 1,” Washington Commanders President Mark Clouse said following Mendelson’s announcement. “With the Council’s announcement today, the opportunity to bring the team back to its spiritual home and revitalize a critical part of the nation’s capital is now one step closer.”

As long as there are no delays, the team hopes the project will be finished by 2030.

President Donald Trump recently threatened to block the RFK Stadium deal, demanding that the team change its name back to the Redskins.

“My statement on the Washington Redskins has totally blown up, but only in a very positive way,” he wrote in one of two Truth Social posts on the issue. “I may put a restriction on them that if they don’t change the name back to the original ‘Washington Redskins,’ and get rid of the ridiculous moniker, ‘Washington Commanders,’ I won’t make a deal for them to build a Stadium in Washington. The Team would be much more valuable, and the Deal would be more exciting for everyone.”

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While the federal government had owned the land on which the RFK Stadium lies in the past, Congress transferred administrative control to the city earlier this year. It remains unclear how Trump could use his federal authority to intervene in the deal.

The president previously said he would “help” with the once-delayed deal. He has yet to comment on Thursday’s announcement.