District of Columbia Non-Discrimination Home Rule Act of 2019
Latest action · Apr 8, 2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
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 27, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
District of Columbia Non-Discrimination Home Rule Act of 2019
This bill eliminates the applicability of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993 to the District of Columbia government.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Feb 27, 2019 |
| Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee | Referred Apr 8, 2019 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 8, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
- Feb 27, 2019Introduced in House
- Feb 27, 2019Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E217)
- Feb 27, 2019Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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 E217 | Eleanor Holmes Norton D-DC | Feb 27, 2019 |
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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 36, February 27, 2019, page H2272.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 4023 | District of Columbia Non-Discrimination Home Rule Act of 2021 | Reintroduced Bill | Nov 1, 2022 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993 to eliminate the applicability of such Act to the District of Columbia.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- District of Columbia Non-Discrimination Home Rule Act of 2019
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 27, 2019Introduced 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.
