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117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 6459 

To amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to redesignate the Office 

of the Mayor of the District of Columbia as the Office of the Governor 

of the District of Columbia and to redesignate the Council of the District 

of Columbia as the Legislative Assembly of the District of Columbia, 

and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 20, 2022 

Ms. NORTON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Oversight and Reform 

A BILL 

To amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to redesignate the Office of the Mayor of the District of Columbia as the Office of the Governor of the District of 

Columbia and to redesignate the Council of the District 

of Columbia as the Legislative Assembly of the District 

of Columbia, and for other purposes. 

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 Government Title Equality Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. REDESIGNATION OF OFFICE OF MAYOR OF DIS2 TRICT OF COLUMBIA AS OFFICE OF GOV3 ERNOR OF DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. 

4 (a) REDESIGNATION.—Section 421(a) of the District 

5 of Columbia Home Rule Act (sec. 1–204.21(a), D.C. Offi6 cial Code) is amended to read as follows: 

7 ‘‘(a) There is established the Office of the Governor 

8 of the District of Columbia, and the Governor shall be 

9 elected by the registered qualified electors of the Dis10 trict.’’. 

11 (b) TREATMENT OF CURRENT MAYOR.—For pur12 poses of section 421(a) of the District of Columbia Home 

13 Rule Act, as amended by subsection (a), the individual 

14 holding the office of Mayor of the District of Columbia 

15 as of the date of the enactment of this Act shall be deemed 

16 to have been elected to the office of Governor of the Dis17 trict of Columbia by the registered qualified electors of 

18 the District. 

19 (c) REFERENCES IN LAW.—Any reference to the Of20 fice of the Mayor of the District of Columbia in any law, 

21 rule, or regulation of the United States or the District 

22 of Columbia shall be deemed to refer to the Office of the 

23 Governor of the District of Columbia, and any reference 

24 to the Mayor of the District of Columbia in any law, rule, 

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1 lumbia shall be deemed to refer to the Governor of the 

2 District of Columbia. 

3 SEC. 3. REDESIGNATION OF COUNCIL OF DISTRICT OF CO4 LUMBIA AS LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF DIS5 TRICT OF COLUMBIA. 

6 (a) REDESIGNATION.—Section 401(a) of the District 

7 of Columbia Home Rule Act (sec. 1–204.01(a), D.C. Offi8 cial Code) is amended to read as follows: 

9 ‘‘(a) There is established a Legislative Assembly of 

10 the District of Columbia, consisting of Representatives 

11 who shall be elected by the registered qualified electors 

12 of the District.’’. 

13 (b) TREATMENT OF CURRENT MEMBERS.—For pur14 poses of section 401(a) of the District of Columbia Home 

15 Rule Act, as amended by subsection (a), any individual 

16 holding the office of Member of the Council of the District 

17 of Columbia as of the date of the enactment of this Act 

18 shall be deemed to have been elected to the office of Rep19 resentative of the Legislative Assembly of the District of 

20 Columbia by the registered qualified electors of the Dis21 trict. 

22 (c) REFERENCES IN LAW.—Any reference to the 

23 Council of the District of Columbia in any law, rule, or 

24 regulation of the United States or the District of Columbia 

25 shall be deemed to refer to the Legislative Assembly of 


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1 the District of Columbia, and any reference to a Member 

2 of the Council of the District of Columbia in any law, rule, 

3 or regulation of the United States or the District of Co4 lumbia shall be deemed to refer to a Representative of the 

5 Legislative Assembly of the District of Columbia. 

6 SEC. 4. REDESIGNATION OF CHAIR OF COUNCIL OF DIS7 TRICT OF COLUMBIA AS SPEAKER OF LEGIS8 LATIVE ASSEMBLY OF DISTRICT OF COLUM9 BIA. 

10 (a) REDESIGNATION.—Section 411(a) of the District 

11 of Columbia Home Rule Act (sec. 1–204.11(a) D.C. Offi12 cial Code) is amended to read as follows: 

13 ‘‘(a) The Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of the 

14 District of Columbia shall be the presiding officer of the 

15 Legislative Assembly.’’. 

16 (b) TREATMENT OF CURRENT CHAIR.—For purposes 

17 of section 411(a) of the District of Columbia Home Rule 

18 Act, as amended by subsection (a), the individual holding 

19 the office of Chair of the Council of the District of Colum20 bia as of the date of the enactment of this Act shall be 

21 deemed to have been elected to the office of Speaker of 

22 the Legislative Assembly of the District of Columbia by 

23 the registered qualified electors of the District. 

24 (c) REFERENCES IN LAW.—Any reference to the Of25 fice of the Chair of the Council of the District of Columbia 


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1 in any law, rule, or regulation of the United States or the 

2 District of Columbia shall be deemed to refer to the Office 

3 of the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of the District 

4 of Columbia, and any reference to the Chair of the Council 

5 of the District of Columbia in any law, rule, or regulation 

6 of the United States or the District of Columbia shall be 

7 deemed to refer to the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly 

8 of the District of Columbia. 

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