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.

Bill: 117-hr-6368
Sponsor: full_name: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
Introduced: 2022-01-10
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Latest action: action_date: 2022-01-10
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-01-10
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p> 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.

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6368 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 10, 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 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. Permitting District of Columbia to transmit Acts of District in electronic form (a) Acts of Council Section 602(c) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act (sec. 1–206.02(c), D.C. Official Code) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (4) The Chairman of the Council may transmit an Act under this subsection in such form as the Chairman may choose, including electronic form. . (b) Charter amendments Section 303 of such Act (sec. 1–203.03, D.C. Official Code) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (e) The Chairman of the Council may submit an Act under this section in such form as the Chairman may choose, including electronic form. .