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Latest Action: 03/28/2007 - Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 95. Bill TextA bill to restore Second Amendment rights in the District of Columbia. 3/27/2007--Introduced. District of Columbia Personal Protection Act - Amends specified law prohibiting the killing of wild birds and wild animals in the District of Columbia to declare that nothing in it or any other provision of law shall authorize or be construed to permit the Council, the Mayor, or any governmental or regulatory authority of the District to prohibit, constructively prohibit, or unduly burden the ability of persons otherwise not prohibited from possessing firearms under federal law from acquiring, possessing in their homes or businesses, or using for sporting, self-protection or other lawful purposes, any firearm neither prohibited by federal law nor subject to the National Firearms Act. Denies the District any authority to enact laws or regulations that discourage or eliminate the private ownership or use of firearms. Amends the Firearms Control Regulations Act of 1975 to repeal [...] show full description
Latest Action: 08/02/2007 - Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Bill TextTo amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to eliminate Congressional review of newly-passed District laws. 2/14/2007--Introduced. District of Columbia Legislative Autonomy Act of 2007 - Amends the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to eliminate congressional review of newly-passed District laws.
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Latest Action: 03/27/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Post Office, and the District of Columbia. Bill TextTo restore Second Amendment rights in the District of Columbia. 3/8/2007--Introduced. District of Columbia Personal Protection Act - Amends specified law prohibiting the killing of wild birds and wild animals in the District of Columbia to declare that nothing in it or any other provision of law shall authorize or be construed to permit the Council, the Mayor, or any governmental or regulatory authority of the District to prohibit, constructively prohibit, or unduly burden the ability of persons otherwise not prohibited from possessing firearms under federal law from acquiring, possessing in their homes or businesses, or using for sporting, self-protection or other lawful purposes, any firearm neither prohibited by federal law nor subject to the National Firearms Act. Denies the District any authority to enact laws or regulations that discourage or eliminate the private ownership or use of firearms. Amends the Firearms Control Regulations Act of 1975 to repeal the definition [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 03/14/2008 - Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia. Hearings held. Bill TextTo amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to conform the District charter to revisions made by the Council of the District of Columbia relating to public education. 6/1/2007--Public Law. (There are 3 other summaries) (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Amends the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to revise the District of Columbia's charter (to conform to revisions made by the Council of the District of Columbia relating to public education). Repeals the grant of authority to the Mayor and the District Council to establish the annual budget for the District's Board of Education, which also prohibits the Mayor and Council from specifying the amounts of and purposes for which funds may be expended. Repeals: (1) the authority of the Board to govern D.C. public schools; and (2) provisions for election of the Board.
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Latest Action: 06/21/2007 - Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Bill TextTo amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to eliminate all Federally-imposed mandates over the local budget process and financial management of the District of Columbia and the borrowing of money by the District of Columbia. 1/30/2007--Introduced. District of Columbia Budget Autonomy Act of 2007 - Amends the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to eliminate, with respect to each fiscal year that is not a control year, all federally-imposed mandates over the District of Columbia's: (1) local budget process, financial management, audits, and accountability requirements; and (2) short-term borrowing of money, with specified exceptions. Declares that the process by which the District develops and enacts the District government's budget for a fiscal year, the activities carried out regarding financial management of the District government, and the process and rules by which the District issues bonds or otherwise borrows money shall be established under laws enacted by [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 07/15/2008 - Signed by President. Bill TextTo preserve the independence of the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority. 6/16/2008--Public Law. (There are 3 other summaries) (This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on June 9, 2008. The summary of that version is repeated here.) District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority Independence Preservation Act - Amends the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to declare that the Chief Financial Officer of the District of Columbia does not have authority over the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority's personnel. Requires the financial management, personnel, and procurement functions and responsibilities of the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority to be: (1) established exclusively pursuant to rules and regulations adopted by its Board of Directors; and (2) consistent with the Water and Sewer Authority Establishment and Department of Public Works Reorganization Act of 1996, as in [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 09/09/2008 - FILING AUTHORITY - Mr. Davis (IL) asked unanimous consent that the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform be permitted to file a supplemental report on H.R. 6322. Agreed to without objection. Bill TextTo amend the District of Columbia School Reform Act of 1995 to permit the District of Columbia government to exercise authority over the Public Charter School Board in the same manner as the District government may exercise authority over other entities of the District government. 7/28/2008--Reported to House without amendment. (There is 1 other summary) (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Public Charter Schools Home Rule Act of 2008 - Amends the District of Columbia School Reform Act of 1995 to grant authority to the District of Columbia government to regulate the Public Charter School Board with respect to its membership and the process by which Board members are appointed. Allows the current process to remain in effect until the District enacts a law that establishes such membership and process. Repeals: (1) certain requirements for annual reporting [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 09/09/2008 - FILING AUTHORITY - Mr. Davis (IL) asked unanimous consent that the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform be permitted to file a supplemental report on H.R. 6322. Agreed to without objection. Bill TextTo amend the District of Columbia School Reform Act of 1995 to permit the District of Columbia government to exercise authority over the Public Charter School Board in the same manner as the District government may exercise authority over other entities of the District government. 7/28/2008--Reported to House without amendment. (There is 1 other summary) (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Public Charter Schools Home Rule Act of 2008 - Amends the District of Columbia School Reform Act of 1995 to grant authority to the District of Columbia government to regulate the Public Charter School Board with respect to its membership and the process by which Board members are appointed. Allows the current process to remain in effect until the District enacts a law that establishes such membership and process. Repeals: (1) certain requirements for annual reporting [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Budgets, District of Columbia, Environmental protection, Government employees, Government procurement, Infrastructure, Local budgets, Local employees, Local government, Personnel management, Public contracts, Sewage treatment, Solid wastes, State and local government, Waste water treatment, Water pollution, Water resources, Water supply
Latest Action: 07/15/2008 - Signed by President. Bill TextTo preserve the independence of the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority. 6/16/2008--Public Law. (There are 3 other summaries) (This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on June 9, 2008. The summary of that version is repeated here.) District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority Independence Preservation Act - Amends the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to declare that the Chief Financial Officer of the District of Columbia does not have authority over the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority's personnel. Requires the financial management, personnel, and procurement functions and responsibilities of the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority to be: (1) established exclusively pursuant to rules and regulations adopted by its Board of Directors; and (2) consistent with the Water and Sewer Authority Establishment and Department of Public Works Reorganization Act of 1996, as in [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 03/14/2008 - Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia. Hearings held. Bill TextTo amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to conform the District charter to revisions made by the Council of the District of Columbia relating to public education. 6/1/2007--Public Law. (There are 3 other summaries) (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Amends the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to revise the District of Columbia's charter (to conform to revisions made by the Council of the District of Columbia relating to public education). Repeals the grant of authority to the Mayor and the District Council to establish the annual budget for the District's Board of Education, which also prohibits the Mayor and Council from specifying the amounts of and purposes for which funds may be expended. Repeals: (1) the authority of the Board to govern D.C. public schools; and (2) provisions for election of the Board.
Also tagged in: Ammunition, Animals, Armed forces, Assault weapons, Civil liberties, Criminal justice, District of Columbia, Exhibitions, Fines (Penalties), Firearms, Firearms control, Hunting, Law, Licenses, Local laws, Machine guns, Military weapons, Sentences (Criminal procedure), Sports, State and local government, Trapping, Weapons systems
Latest Action: 03/28/2007 - Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 95. Bill TextA bill to restore Second Amendment rights in the District of Columbia. 3/27/2007--Introduced. District of Columbia Personal Protection Act - Amends specified law prohibiting the killing of wild birds and wild animals in the District of Columbia to declare that nothing in it or any other provision of law shall authorize or be construed to permit the Council, the Mayor, or any governmental or regulatory authority of the District to prohibit, constructively prohibit, or unduly burden the ability of persons otherwise not prohibited from possessing firearms under federal law from acquiring, possessing in their homes or businesses, or using for sporting, self-protection or other lawful purposes, any firearm neither prohibited by federal law nor subject to the National Firearms Act. Denies the District any authority to enact laws or regulations that discourage or eliminate the private ownership or use of firearms. Amends the Firearms Control Regulations Act of 1975 to repeal [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Ammunition, Animals, Armed forces, Assault weapons, Civil liberties, Criminal justice, District of Columbia, Exhibitions, Fines (Penalties), Firearms, Firearms control, Hunting, Law, Licenses, Local laws, Machine guns, Military weapons, Sentences (Criminal procedure), Sports, State and local government, Trapping, Weapons systems
Latest Action: 03/27/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Post Office, and the District of Columbia. Bill TextTo restore Second Amendment rights in the District of Columbia. 3/8/2007--Introduced. District of Columbia Personal Protection Act - Amends specified law prohibiting the killing of wild birds and wild animals in the District of Columbia to declare that nothing in it or any other provision of law shall authorize or be construed to permit the Council, the Mayor, or any governmental or regulatory authority of the District to prohibit, constructively prohibit, or unduly burden the ability of persons otherwise not prohibited from possessing firearms under federal law from acquiring, possessing in their homes or businesses, or using for sporting, self-protection or other lawful purposes, any firearm neither prohibited by federal law nor subject to the National Firearms Act. Denies the District any authority to enact laws or regulations that discourage or eliminate the private ownership or use of firearms. Amends the Firearms Control Regulations Act of 1975 to repeal the definition [...] show full description
Latest Action: 08/02/2007 - Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Bill TextTo amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to eliminate Congressional review of newly-passed District laws. 2/14/2007--Introduced. District of Columbia Legislative Autonomy Act of 2007 - Amends the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to eliminate congressional review of newly-passed District laws.
Also tagged in: Bonds, Budgets, District of Columbia, Federal mandates, Federal-local relations, Finance, Government securities, Local budgets, Local finance, Local government, Local laws, State and local government
Latest Action: 06/21/2007 - Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Bill TextTo amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to eliminate all Federally-imposed mandates over the local budget process and financial management of the District of Columbia and the borrowing of money by the District of Columbia. 1/30/2007--Introduced. District of Columbia Budget Autonomy Act of 2007 - Amends the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to eliminate, with respect to each fiscal year that is not a control year, all federally-imposed mandates over the District of Columbia's: (1) local budget process, financial management, audits, and accountability requirements; and (2) short-term borrowing of money, with specified exceptions. Declares that the process by which the District develops and enacts the District government's budget for a fiscal year, the activities carried out regarding financial management of the District government, and the process and rules by which the District issues bonds or otherwise borrows money shall be established under laws enacted by [...] show full description
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