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H.R. 3920 — District of Columbia Legislative and Budget Autonomy Act of 1998 | PoliFocus

H.R. 3920105th Congress

District of Columbia Legislative and Budget Autonomy Act of 1998

To amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to eliminate Congressional review of newly-passed District laws, to provide the District of Columbia with autonomy over its budgets, and for other purposes.

Subjects

Government Operations and Politics

Summary

District of Columbia Legislative and Budget Autonomy Act of 1998 - Amends the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to provide that the District of Columbia Budget passed by the Council of the District of Columbia shall be enacted without referral to the President or approval by the Congress.

Repeals the mandate for congressional review of newly-passed District laws.

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Legislative Actions

1998-05-20
Introduced in House
1998-05-20
Introduced in House
1998-05-20
Referred to House Government Reform
1998-05-20
Referred to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, 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.
1998-05-20
Referred to House Rules
1998-05-28
Referred to the Subcommittee on District of Columbia.

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