H.R. 3343: To amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to clarify the rules regarding the determination of the compensation of the Chief Financial Officer of the District of Columbia.

113th Congress · introduced 2013-10-28 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Became Public Law No: 113-71.

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Where it came from: introduced 2013-10-28 · official record
Who proposed it: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] · what a sponsor is
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Where it stands now: Became Public Law No: 113-71. (final step reached)
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Official title

To amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to clarify the rules regarding the determination of the compensation of the Chief Financial Officer of the District of Columbia.

Plain summary

(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 with respect to the compensation of the District of Columbia's Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Prohibits the CFO's total compensation (including allowances, differentials, bonuses, awards, or other similar cash payments) in a calendar year from exceeding the total annual compensation payable to the Vice President. (Currently, the CFO is paid at an annual rate equal to the rate of basic pay payable for level I of the Executive Schedule.)

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Official text

To amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to clarify the rules regarding the determination of the compensation of the Chief Financial Officer of the District of Columbia.

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Sponsor: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] · 1 cosponsors

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Darrell Issa (R-CA)

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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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 (Public Law)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-113hr3343.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/113/hr>

Record fed-us-cong113-hr3343 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113