[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6368 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6368

To amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to permit the Chairman 
  of the Council of the District of Columbia to transmit Acts of the 
          District of Columbia to Congress in electronic form.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 10, 2022

  Ms. Norton introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                   Committee on Oversight and Reform

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to permit the Chairman 
  of the Council of the District of Columbia to transmit Acts of the 
          District of Columbia to Congress in electronic form.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. PERMITTING DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA TO TRANSMIT ACTS OF DISTRICT 
              IN ELECTRONIC FORM.

    (a) Acts of Council.--Section 602(c) of the District of Columbia 
Home Rule Act (sec. 1-206.02(c), D.C. Official Code) is amended by 
adding at the end the following new paragraph:
    ``(4) The Chairman of the Council may transmit an Act under this 
subsection in such form as the Chairman may choose, including 
electronic form.''.
    (b) Charter Amendments.--Section 303 of such Act (sec. 1-203.03, 
D.C. Official Code) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
subsection:
    ``(e) The Chairman of the Council may submit an Act under this 
section in such form as the Chairman may choose, including electronic 
form.''.
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