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Version 49 · Public Law · Jun 1, 2007
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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.
People & committees
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] · D–DC
Legislative record
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Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia. Hearings held.
Became Public Law No: 110-33.
Became Public Law No: 110-33.
Signed by President.
Signed by President.
Presented to President.
Presented to President.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Cleared for White House.
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6492; text as passed Senate: CR S6492)
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S6492; text as passed Senate: CR S6492)
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 145.
Received in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4618)
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H4618)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2080.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4618-4619)
Mr. Davis (IL) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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