[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4926 Introduced in House (IH)]
109th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 4926
To amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to eliminate
Congressional review of newly-passed District laws.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 9, 2006
Ms. Norton introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on
Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in
each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the
jurisdiction of the committee concerned
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A BILL
To amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to eliminate
Congressional review of newly-passed District laws.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCES IN ACT.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``District of
Columbia Legislative Autonomy Act of 2006''.
(b) References in Act.--Except as may otherwise be provided,
whenever in this Act an amendment is expressed in terms of an amendment
to or repeal of a section or other provision, the reference shall be
considered to be made to that section or other provision of the
District of Columbia Home Rule Act.
SEC. 2. ELIMINATION OF CONGRESSIONAL REVIEW OF NEWLY-PASSED DISTRICT
LAWS.
(a) In General.--Section 602 (sec. 1-206.02, D.C. Official Code) is
amended by striking subsection (c).
(b) Congressional Resolutions of Disapproval.--
(1) In general.--The District of Columbia Home Rule Act is
amended by striking section 604 (sec. 1-206.04, D.C. Official
Code).
(2) Clerical amendment.--The table of contents is amended
by striking the item relating to section 604.
(3) Exercise of rulemaking power.--This subsection and the
amendments made by this subsection are enacted by Congress--
(A) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the
House of Representatives and the Senate, respectively,
and as such they shall be considered as a part of the
rules of each House, respectively, or of that House to
which they specifically apply, and such rules shall
supersede other rules only to the extent that they are
inconsistent therewith; and
(B) with full recognition of the constitutional
right of either House to change such rules (so far as
relating to such House) at any time, in the same
manner, and to the same extent as in the case of any
other rule of such House.
SEC. 3. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.
(a) District of Columbia Home Rule Act.--(1) Section 303 (sec. 1-
203.03, D.C. Official Code) is amended--
(A) in subsection (a), by striking the second sentence; and
(B) by striking subsection (b) and redesignating
subsections (c) and (d) as subsections (b) and (c).
(2) Section 404(e) (sec. 1-204.04(3), D.C. Official Code) is
amended by striking ``subject to the provisions of section 602(c)''
each place it appears.
(3) Section 462 (sec. 1-204.62, D.C. Official Code) is amended--
(A) in subsection (a), by striking ``(a) The Council'' and
inserting ``The Council''; and
(B) by striking subsections (b) and (c).
(4) Section 472(d) (sec. 1-204.72(d), D.C. Official Code) is
amended to read as follows:
``(d) Payments not Subject to Appropriation.--The fourth sentence
of section 446 shall not apply to any amount obligated or expended by
the District for the payment of the principal of, interest on, or
redemption premium for any revenue anticipation note issued under
subsection (a).''.
(5) Section 475(e) (sec. 1-204.75(e), D.C. Official Code) is
amended to read as follows:
``(e) Payments not Subject to Appropriation.--The fourth sentence
of section 446 shall not apply to any amount obligated or expended by
the District for the payment of the principal of, interest on, or
redemption premium for any revenue anticipation note issued under this
section.''.
(b) Other Laws.--(1) Section 2(b)(1) of Amendment No. 1 (relating
to initiative and referendum) to title IV (the District Charter) (sec.
1-204.102(b)(1). D.C. Official Code) is amended by striking ``the
appropriate custodian'' and all that follows through ``portion of such
act to''.
(2) Section 5 of Amendment No. 1 (relating to initiative and
referendum) to title IV (the District Charter) (sec. 1-204.105, D.C.
Official Code) is amended by striking ``, and such act'' and all that
follows and inserting a period.
(3) Section 16 of the District of Columbia Election Code of 1955
(sec. 1-1001.16, D.C. Official Code)--
(A) in subsection (j)(2)--
(i) by striking ``sections 404 and 602(c)'' and
inserting ``section 404'', and
(ii) by striking the second sentence; and
(B) in subsection (m)--
(i) in the first sentence, by striking ``the
appropriate custodian'' and all that follows through
``parts of such act to'',
(ii) by striking ``is held. If, however, after''
and inserting ``is held unless, under'', and
(iii) by striking ``section, the act which'' and
all that follows and inserting ``section.''.
SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE.
The amendments made by this Act shall apply with respect to each
act of the District of Columbia--
(1) passed by the Council of the District of Columbia and
signed by the Mayor of the District of Columbia;
(2) vetoed by the Mayor and repassed by the Council;
(3) passed by the Council and allowed to become effective
by the Mayor without the Mayor's signature; or
(4) in the case of initiated acts and acts subject to
referendum, ratified by a majority of the registered qualified
electors voting on the initiative or referendum,
on or after October 1, 2006.
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