[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5313 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 5313

To amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to permit the Chairman 
  of the Council of the District of Columbia to transmit Acts of the 
          District of Columbia to Congress in electronic form.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            August 29, 2023

  Ms. Norton introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
   Committee on Oversight and Accountability, and in addition to the 
 Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
  Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
           within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to permit the Chairman 
  of the Council of the District of Columbia to transmit Acts of the 
          District of Columbia to Congress in electronic form.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``District of Columbia Electronic 
Transmittal of Legislation Act''.

SEC. 2. PERMITTING DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA TO TRANSMIT ACTS OF DISTRICT IN 
              ELECTRONIC FORM.

    (a) Acts of Council.--Section 602(c) of the District of Columbia 
Home Rule Act (sec. 1-206.02(c), D.C. Official Code) is amended by 
adding at the end the following new paragraph:
    ``(4) The Chairman of the Council may transmit an Act under this 
subsection in such form as the Chairman may choose, including 
electronic form.''.
    (b) Charter Amendments.--Section 303 of such Act (sec. 1-203.03, 
D.C. Official Code) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
subsection:
    ``(e) The Chairman of the Council may submit an Act under this 
section in such form as the Chairman may choose, including electronic 
form.''.

SEC. 3. ACCEPTANCE BY HOUSE AND SENATE.

    (a) Acceptance.--For purposes of determining whether the Chairman 
of the Council of the District of Columbia has transmitted an Act to 
Congress pursuant to section 602(c) of the District of Columbia Home 
Rule Act (sec. 1-206.02(c), D.C. Official Code) or has submitted an Act 
to Congress pursuant to section 303 of such Act (sec. 1-203.03, D.C. 
Official Code), the House of Representatives and Senate shall treat 
such an Act which the Chairman transmits or submits in electronic form 
in the same manner as an Act which the Chairman submits in paper form.
    (b) Exercise of Rulemaking Authority.--This section is enacted by 
Congress--
            (1) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the Senate 
        and House of Representatives, respectively, and as such is 
        deemed a part of the rules of each House, respectively, but 
        applicable only with respect to the procedure to be followed in 
        that House in the case of Acts described in subsection (a), and 
        supersede other rules only to the extent that it is 
        inconsistent with such rules; and
            (2) with full recognition of the constitutional right of 
        either House to change the rules (so far as relating to the 
        procedure of that House) at any time, in the same manner, and 
        to the same extent as in the case of any other rule of that 
        House.
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