I
105TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 889
To repeal various Congressionally imposed tax exemptions provided to entities
in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY 27, 1997
Ms. NORTON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Government Reform and Oversight
A BILL
To repeal various Congressionally imposed tax exemptions
provided to entities in the District of Columbia, and
for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘District of Columbia
Tax Revenue Nondiscrimination Act of 1997’’.
SEC. 2. REPEAL PROVISIONS GRANTING PROPERTY TAX
RELIEF TO CERTAIN ENTITIES IN THE DIS-
TRICT OF COLUMBIA.
(a) IN GENERAL.—
(4) JEWISH WAR VETERANS, U.S.A., NATIONAL
MEMORIAL
INCORPORATED.— Public Law 98–486
(D.C. Code 47–1005) is hereby repealed.
(5) LOUISE HOME.—The Act entitled, ‘‘An Act
to incorporate the trustees of the Louise Home, and
for other purposes’’, approved March 3, 1875 (D.C.
Code 47–1012) is hereby repealed.
(6) OAK HILL.—Section 10 of the Act entitled
‘‘An Act to incorporate the Oak Hill Cemetery, in
the District of Columbia’’, approved March 3, 1849
(D.C. Code 47–1015) is hereby repealed.
(7) CORCORAN GALLERY OF ART.—
(A) REAL
PROPERTY
AND
WORKS
OF
ART.—Section 4 of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to
incorporate the Trustees of the Corcoran Gal-
lery of Art, and for other purposes’’, approved
May 24, 1870 (D.C. Code 47–1016) is hereby
repealed.
(B) ENDOWMENT FUND.—The Act entitled
‘‘An Act to exempt from taxation all property
held by the trustees of the Corcoran Gallery of
Art, and for other purposes’’, approved January
26, 1887 (D.C. Code 47–1017) is hereby re-
pealed.
(8) LUTHER STATUE ASSOCIATION.—Section 4
of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to incorporate the Lu-
ther Statue Association, to erect and maintain a
monument or statue in memory of Martin Luther in
the District of Columbia’’, approved March 3, 1885
(D.C. Code 47–1019) is hereby repealed.
(9) YOUNG
WOMAN’S
CHRISTIAN
ASSOCIA-
TION.—
(A) YOUNG WOMEN’S CHRISTIAN HOME.—
Section 2 of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to incor-
porate the trustees of the Young Woman’s
Christian Home in Washington, District of Co-
lumbia’’, approved February 23, 1887 (D.C.
Code 47–1021) is amended by striking ‘‘: Pro-
vided,’’ and all that follows and inserting a pe-
riod.
(B) PROPERTY.—Section 1 of the Act enti-
tled ‘‘An Act to exempt the property of the
Young Women’s Christian Association in the
District of Columbia from national and munici-
pal taxation’’, approved June 16, 1938 (D.C.
Code 47–1022) is amended by striking ‘‘and
municipal’’.
(10) YOUNG MEN’S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION.—
The Act entitled ‘‘An Act to exempt the property of
the Young Men’s Christian Association of the Dis-
trict of Columbia’’, approved June 16, 1894 (D.C.
Code 47–1024) is hereby repealed.
(11) EDES HOME.—Section 2 of the Act enti-
tled ‘‘An Act to incorporate the Edes Home’’, ap-
proved January 1, 1906 (D.C. Code 47–1026) is
amended by striking the second sentence.
(12) GENERAL EDUCATION BOARD.—Section 6
of the Act entitled ‘‘An Act to incorporate the Gen-
eral Education Board’’, approved January 12, 1903
(D.C. Code 47–1027) is hereby repealed.
(13) DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLU-
TION.—The following provisions of law are hereby
repealed:
(A) The Act entitled ‘‘An Act to exempt
from taxation certain property of the Daughters
of the American Revolution in Washington, Dis-
trict of Columbia’’, approved May 21, 1924
(D.C. Code 47–1028).
(B) The Act entitled ‘‘An Act to exempt
from taxation certain property of the Daughters
of the American Revolution in Washington, Dis-
trict of Columbia’’, approved February 27,
1903 (D.C. Code 47–1029).
(C) The Act entitled ‘‘An Act to exempt
from taxation certain property of the Daughters
of the American Revolution in Washington, Dis-
trict of Columbia’’, approved September 16,
1922 (D.C. Code 47–1030).
(D) The Act entitled ‘‘An Act to exempt
from taxation certain property of the Daughters
of the American Revolution in Washington, Dis-
trict of Columbia’’, approved August 15, 1916
(D.C. Code 47–1031).
(E) The Act entitled ‘‘An Act to exempt
from taxation certain property of the Daughters
of the American Revolution in Washington, Dis-
trict of Columbia’’, approved March 3, 1917
(D.C. Code 47–1032).
(14) NATIONAL
SOCIETY
UNITED
STATES
DAUGHTERS OF 1812.—The Act entitled ‘‘An Act to
exempt from taxation certain property of the Na-
tional Society United States Daughters of 1812 in
the District of Columbia’’, approved June 4, 1934
(D.C. Code 47–1033) is hereby repealed.
(15) NATIONAL SOCIETY OF THE SONS OF THE
AMERICAN REVOLUTION.—The Act entitled ‘‘An Act