District of Columbia Legislative Autonomy Act of 2009
Latest action · Nov 18, 2009 Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedFeb 10, 2009
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
District of Columbia Legislative Autonomy Act of 2009 - Amends the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to eliminate congressional review of newly-passed District laws.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Dec 2, 2009.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | Dec 2, 2009 | |
| D-PR | Pedro R. Pierluisi | Dec 2, 2009 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Referred Feb 10, 2009 |
| Information Technology Subcommittee | Referred May 4, 2009Hearings Nov 18, 2009 | |
| House | Rules Committee | Referred Feb 10, 2009 |
Actions 7
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 18, 2009Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- May 4, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Post Office, and the District of Columbia.
- Feb 10, 2009Introduced in House
- Feb 10, 2009Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E236)
- Feb 10, 2009Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E236 | Eleanor Holmes Norton D-DC | Feb 10, 2009 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 111-66 | H.R. 960, AND H.R. 1045, GREATER AUTONOMY FOR THE NATION'S CAPITOL108 pages | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Nov 18, 2009 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 830 | District of Columbia Legislative Autonomy Act of 2009 | Identical bill | Feb 10, 2009 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to eliminate Congressional review of newly-passed District laws.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- District of Columbia Legislative Autonomy Act of 2009
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 10, 2009Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
