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Shown Here: Introduced in House (02/03/2009)
111th CONGRESS 1st Session
H. R. 830
To amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to
eliminate Congressional review of newly-passed District laws.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 3, 2009
Ms. Norton introduced
the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Oversight and 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
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 2009”.
(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.
(c) Conforming
amendments.—
(1) DISTRICT OF
COLUMBIA HOME RULE ACT.—(A) Section 303 (sec.
1–203.03, D.C. Official Code) is amended—
(i) in subsection (a), by striking the
second sentence; and
(ii) by striking subsection (b) and
redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as subsections (b) and (c).
(B) 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.
(C) Section 462 (sec. 1–204.62, D.C.
Official Code) is amended—
(i) in subsection (a), by striking
“(a) The Council” and inserting “The Council”;
and
(ii) by striking subsections (b) and
(c).
(D) 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).”.
(E) 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.”.
(2) OTHER
LAWS.—(A) 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”.
(B) 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.
(C) Section 16 of the District of Columbia
Election Code of 1955 (sec. 1–1001.16, D.C. Official Code)—
(i) in subsection (j)(2)—
(I) by striking “sections 404 and
602(c)” and inserting “section 404”, and
(II) by striking the second sentence;
and
(ii) 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. 3. 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,
