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H.R. 5233: Clarifying Congressional Intent in Providing for DC Home Rule Act of 2016

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H.R. 5233: Clarifying Congressional Intent in Providing for DC Home Rule Act of 2016

114th Congress · introduced 2016-05-13 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2016-05-13 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Meadows, Mark [R-NC-11] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 2 recorded votes in our records. Latest: House roll call 247 (2016): On Motion to Recommit with Instructions, HR5233 (2016-05-25), Failed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Clarifying Congressional Intent in Providing for DC Home Rule Act of 2016

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) Clarifying Congressional Intent in Providing for DC Home Rule Act of 2016 (Sec. 2) This bill repeals the Local Budget Autonomy Amendment Act of 2012 (D.C. Law 19-321) and restores previous law as though the Act had never been enacted. (Sec. 3) The District of Columbia Home Rule Act is amended to declare that nothing in it shall be construed as creating a continuing appropriation of the General Fund of the District. All funds provided for the District of Columbia shall be appropriated on an annual fiscal year basis through the federal appropriations process. The District of Columbia Code is amended to declare that nothing in it shall be construed as authorizing the District of Columbia to make any change in law, regulation, or basic procedure and practice relating to the respective roles of Congress, the President, the Office of Management and Budget, and the Government Accountability Office in the preparation, review, submission, examination, authorization, and appropriation of the total budget of the District of Columbia government.

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Official text

Clarifying Congressional Intent in Providing for DC Home Rule Act of 2016

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

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Meadows, Mark [R-NC-11] · 1 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 5233, Clarifying Congressional Intent in Providing for D.C. Home Rule Act of 2016 (2016-05-23)

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Andy Harris (R-MD)

Recorded votes

Words on this page, explained (5)
Appropriation
Money a legislature sets aside by law for a specific purpose. Government agencies may spend public money only as it has been appropriated.
Authorization
A law that creates or continues a government program and says what it may do, often with a suggested spending ceiling. An authorization alone does not provide money; a separate appropriation does.
Bill
A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
Fiscal year
The 12-month period a government uses for its budget. The federal fiscal year runs from October 1 to September 30 and is named for the calendar year in which it ends. Most states use July 1 to June 30.
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

Record fed-us-cong114-hr5233 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114