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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 5313 

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. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

AUGUST 29, 2023 

Ms. NORTON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, 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 permit 

the Chairman of the Council of the District of Columbia 

to transmit Acts of the District of Columbia to Congress 

in electronic form. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘District of Columbia 

5 Electronic Transmittal of Legislation Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. PERMITTING DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA TO TRANSMIT 

2 ACTS OF DISTRICT IN ELECTRONIC FORM. 

3 (a) ACTS OF COUNCIL.—Section 602(c) of the Dis4 trict of Columbia Home Rule Act (sec. 1–206.02(c), D.C. 

5 Official Code) is amended by adding at the end the fol6 lowing new paragraph: 

7 ‘‘(4) The Chairman of the Council may transmit an 

8 Act under this subsection in such form as the Chairman 

9 may choose, including electronic form.’’. 

10 (b) CHARTER AMENDMENTS.—Section 303 of such 

11 Act (sec. 1–203.03, D.C. Official Code) is amended by 

12 adding at the end the following new subsection: 

13 ‘‘(e) The Chairman of the Council may submit an Act 

14 under this section in such form as the Chairman may 

15 choose, including electronic form.’’. 

16 SEC. 3. ACCEPTANCE BY HOUSE AND SENATE. 

17 (a) ACCEPTANCE.—For purposes of determining 

18 whether the Chairman of the Council of the District of 

19 Columbia has transmitted an Act to Congress pursuant 

20 to section 602(c) of the District of Columbia Home Rule 

21 Act (sec. 1–206.02(c), D.C. Official Code) or has sub22 mitted an Act to Congress pursuant to section 303 of such 

23 Act (sec. 1–203.03, D.C. Official Code), the House of Rep24 resentatives and Senate shall treat such an Act which the 

25 Chairman transmits or submits in electronic form in the 


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1 same manner as an Act which the Chairman submits in 

2 paper form. 

3 (b) EXERCISE OF RULEMAKING AUTHORITY.—This 

4 section is enacted by Congress— 

5 (1) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of 

6 the Senate and House of Representatives, respec7 tively, and as such is deemed a part of the rules of 

8 each House, respectively, but applicable only with re9 spect to the procedure to be followed in that House 

10 in the case of Acts described in subsection (a), and 

11 supersede other rules only to the extent that it is in12 consistent with such rules; and 

13 (2) with full recognition of the constitutional 

14 right of either House to change the rules (so far as 

15 relating to the procedure of that House) at any time, 

16 in the same manner, and to the same extent as in 

17 the case of any other rule of that House. 

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