District of Columbia Electronic Transmittal of Legislation Act
Latest action · Jun 15, 2022 Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 22 - 17.
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.
- IntroducedJun 3, 2022
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
District of Columbia Electronic Transmittal of Legislation Act
This bill allows the Council of the District of Columbia to transmit certain acts, including those amending the District Charter, in such form as it may choose, including in electronic form.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
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 Jun 3, 2022Markup Jun 14, 2022Markup Jun 15, 2022 |
| House | Rules Committee | Referred Jun 3, 2022 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 15, 2022Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Jun 15, 2022Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 22 - 17.
- Jun 14, 2022Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Jun 3, 2022Introduced in House
- Jun 3, 2022Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E574-575)
- Jun 3, 2022Referred to the Committee on Oversight and 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.
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 E574 | Eleanor Holmes Norton D-DC | Jun 3, 2022 |
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. 168, no. 95, June 3, 2022, page H5233.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 5313 | District of Columbia Electronic Transmittal of Legislation Act | Reintroduced Bill | Aug 29, 2023 |
| HR 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. | Related bill | Jan 10, 2022 |
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 permit the Chairman of the Council of the District of Columbia to transmit Acts of the District of Columbia to Congress in electronic form.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- District of Columbia Electronic Transmittal of Legislation Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 3, 2022Introduced 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.
