[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5263 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5263

  To amend the District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental 
  Reorganization Act to prohibit any individual convicted of a crime 
subject to a term of imprisonment of 6 months or longer from serving as 
a member of the Council of the District of Columbia or as the Mayor of 
                       the District of Columbia.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 7, 1994

  Mr. Franks of Connecticut introduced the following bill; which was 
         referred to the Committee on the District of Columbia

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend the District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental 
  Reorganization Act to prohibit any individual convicted of a crime 
subject to a term of imprisonment of 6 months or longer from serving as 
a member of the Council of the District of Columbia or as the Mayor of 
                       the District of Columbia.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. PROHIBITION AGAINST INDIVIDUALS CONVICTED OF CERTAIN CRIMES 
              SERVING ON THE COUNCIL OR AS MAYOR OF THE DISTRICT OF 
              COLUMBIA.

    (a) Qualifications of Members of Council.--The first sentence of 
section 402 of the District of Columbia Self-Government and 
Governmental Reorganization Act (sec. 1-225, D.C. Code) is amended by 
striking ``and (d)'' and inserting the following: ``(d) has never been 
convicted of any crime that is subject to a term of imprisonment of 6 
months or longer, and (e)''.
    (b) Qualifications of Mayor.--The first sentence of section 
421(c)(1) of such Act (sec. 1-241(c)(1), D.C. Code) is amended by 
striking ``and (C)'' and inserting the following: ``(C) has never been 
convicted of any crime that is subject to a term of imprisonment of 6 
months or longer, and (D)''.

SEC. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The amendments made by section 1 shall apply to individuals 
convicted of crimes before, on, or after the date of the enactment of 
this Act.
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