H.R. 2693: District of Columbia Electronic Transmittal of Legislation Act

119th Congress · introduced 2025-04-07 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 40 - 0.

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Official title

District of Columbia Electronic Transmittal of Legislation Act

Plain summary

District of Columbia Electronic Transmittal of Legislation Act This bill authorizes the District of Columbia (DC) Council to transmit legislation, including amendments to the DC Charter, to Congress by electronic means. (Current law requires most nonemergency DC legislation to be transmitted to Congress for a period of congressional review.)

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District of Columbia Electronic Transmittal of Legislation Act

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

Money: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 2693, District of Columbia Electronic Transmittal of Legislation Act of 2025 (2025-10-03) No linked contracts or vendors yet.

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-119hr2693.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119/hr>

Record fed-us-cong119-hr2693 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong119 · updated 2026-11-03 by psicol fed-bills