H.R. 6322: Public Charter Schools Home Rule Act of 2008

110th Congress · introduced 2008-06-19 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Supplemental report filed by the Committee on Oversight and Government, H. Rept. 110-782, Part II.

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Where it came from: introduced 2008-06-19 · official record
Who proposed it: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Supplemental report filed by the Committee on Oversight and Government, H. Rept. 110-782, Part II. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Public Charter Schools Home Rule Act of 2008

Plain 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 to the federal government by eligible chartering authorities and the State Education Office; and (2) the requirement that the District's Board of Education provide the federal government with access to its fiscal and staffing data.

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Official text

Public Charter Schools Home Rule Act of 2008

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House without amendment)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] · 0 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 6322, Public Charter Schools Home Rule Act of 2008 (2008-07-21); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 6322, Public Charter Schools Home Rule Act of 2008 (2008-07-21)

Sponsor's campaign money: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] reported raising $53,775 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Words on this page, explained (1)

Rulemaking: The process agencies use to write regulations that carry out laws passed by Congress or a legislature. Usually an agency publishes a proposed rule, takes public comments, then publishes a final rule.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House without amendment)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-110hr6322.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/110/hr>

Record fed-us-cong110-hr6322 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong110 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong110