,i #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #ddde ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,september #bj1 #bjai,mr4 ,gosar 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,meadows1 and ,mr4 ,norman7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,oversight and ,reform1 and in addition to the ,committee on ,rules1 for a period to be subsequently determined by the ,speaker1 in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,district of ,columbia ,home ,rule ,act to provide for a uniform #fj-;day period for ,congress to review laws of the ,district of ,columbia before such laws may take effect1 to permit ,congress to use the authorities and procedures available under such ,act for the consideration and enactment of resolutions of disapproval of laws of the ,district of ,columbia to disapprove specific provisions of such laws1 to clarify the expedited procedures available under such ,act for the consideration of such resolutions of disapproval1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,district of ,columbia ,home ,rule ,improvement ,act4 #b4 ,findings2 sense of ,congress 7a7 ,findings ,congress finds the following3 7#a7 ,the ,district of ,columbia was granted limited autonomy in #aigc by ,congress1 who at the time did not wish to intervene in the day-to-day governance of the city4 7#b7 ,this grant of limited autonomy by ,congress may be revoked by ,congress at any time4 7#c7 ,article #a1 section #h1 clause #ag of the ,united ,states ,constitution provides ,congress with the exclusive jurisdiction over the ,district of ,columbia4 7#d7 ,this clause was included for specific reasons1 notably the fact that the operation of the seat of the ,federal ,government of the ,united ,states1 whose laws affect approximately #ccj million ,americans1 should not be impeded by local ordinances1 actions1 or taxation4 7#e7 ,the ,framers of the ,constitution had good reason for this concern1 having witnessed the reluctance of local authorities to police disorderly conduct by protestors in ,june of #aghc1 conduct that forced the adjournment of the ,congress and the flight of its members into neighboring ,states4 7#f7 ,james ,madison wrote in ,federalist ,no4 #dc1 ,the indispensable necessity of compleat authority at the seat of ,government carries its own evidence with it4 ,it is a power exercised by every ,legislature of the ,union1 ,i might say of the world1 by virtue of its general supremacy4 ,without it1 not only the public authority might be insulted and its proceedings be interrupted1 with impunity2 but a dependence of the members of the general ,government1 on the ,state comprehending the seat of the ,government for protection in the exercise of their duty1 might bring on the national councils an imputation of awe or influence1 equally dishonorable to the ,government1 and dissatisfactory to the other members of the confederacy4 7b7 ,sense of ,congress ,it is the sense of ,congress that-- 7#a7 ,congress is the proper1 constitutionally mandated sovereign over the ,district of ,columbia and that increasing congressional oversight of the ,district is a wise course1 in particular improving the disapproval mechanisms of the ,district of ,columbia ,home ,rule ,act to ensure that poor municipal ordinances made by the congressionally provided1 and congressionally revocable authority provided to ,district's municipal government can be expeditiously overturned by ,congress2 7#b7 the ,district of ,columbia should never become a ,state2 and 7#c7 statehood for the ,district of ,columbia would require a constitutional amendment4 #c4 ,uniform #fj-;day ,congressional review period for ,district of ,columbia laws 7a7 ,establishment of #fj-;,day period ,the second sentence of section #fjb7;c77#a7 of the ,district of ,columbia ,home ,rule ,act 7sec4 #a-bjf4jb7;c77#a71 ,d4,c4 ,official ,code7 is amended-- 7#a7 by striking the #cj-;calendar-day period 7excluding ,saturdays1 ,sundays1 and holidays1 and any day on which neither ,house is in session because of an adjournment sine die1 a recess of more than three days1 or an adjournment of more than three days7 beginning on the day such act is transmitted and inserting the following3 the #fj-;day period 7excluding days either ,house of ,congress is adjourned for more than #c days during a session of ,congress7 beginning on the day such act is transmitted2 and 7#b7 by striking such #cj-;day period each place it appears and inserting such #fj-;day period4 7b7 ,elimination of alternative period for acts affecting criminal laws ,section #fjb7;c7 of such ,act 7sec4 #a-bjf4jb7;c71 ,d4,c4 ,official ,code7 is amended-- 7#a7 by striking paragraph 7#b72 and 7#b7 by redesignating paragraph 7#c7 as paragraph 7#b74 #d4 ,authorizing use of resolutions of disapproval to disapprove provisions of ,district of ,columbia laws 7a7 ,authorization ,the second sentence of section #fjb7;c77#a7 of the ,district of ,columbia ,home ,rule ,act 7sec4 #a-bjf4jb7;c77#a71 ,d4,c4 ,official ,code7 is amended-- 7#a7 by striking such act shall take effect and inserting such act and each provision thereof2 7#b7 by striking a joint resolution disapproving such act and inserting a joint resolution disapproving such act or any provision thereof2 7#c7 by striking disapproving such an act and inserting disapproving such an act or any provision thereof2 and 7#d7 by striking to have repealed such act and inserting to have repealed such act or such provision 7as the case may be74 7b7 ,conforming amendment relating to application of expedited procedures for consideration of resolutions ,the third sentence of section #fjb7;c77#a7 of such ,act 7sec4 #a-bjf4jb7;c77#a71 ,d4,c4 ,official ,code7 is amended by striking disapproving such act and inserting disapproving such act or any provision thereof4 7c7 ,rule of construction ,section #fjb7;c77#a7 of such ,act 7sec4 #a-bjf4jb7;c77#a71 ,d4,c4 ,official ,code7 is amended by adding at the end the following new sentence3 ,the enactment of a resolution disapproving a provision of an act pursuant to this paragraph may not be construed to repeal any of the remaining provisions of the act44 #e4 ,clarification of expedited procedures applicable to consideration of resolutions of disapproval 7a7 ,application of all procedures to all resolutions of disapproval ,the third sentence of section #fjb7;c77#a7 of the ,district of ,columbia ,home ,rule ,act 7sec4 #a-bjf4jb7;c77#a71 ,d4,c4 ,official ,code7 is amended by striking section #fjd1 except subsections 7d71 7e71 and 7f7 of such section1 and inserting section #fjd4 7b7 ,clarification of procedures ,section #fjd of such ,act 7sec4 #a-bjf4jd1 ,d4,c4 ,official ,code7 is amended by striking subsections 7c7 through 7j7 and inserting the following3 7c7 ,referral to ,committees ,a resolution with respect to ,council action shall be referred to the ,committee on ,oversight and ,reform of the ,house of ,representatives1 or the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs of the ,senate1 by the ,president of the ,senate or the ,speaker of the ,house of ,representatives1 as the case may be4 7d7 ,procedures in ,house of ,representatives 7#a7 ,in the ,house of ,representatives1 if the committee to which a resolution has been referred has not reported it at the end of twenty calendar days after its introduction1 it is in order to move to discharge the committee from further consideration of any other resolution with respect to the same ,council action which has been referred to the committee4 7#b7 ,in the ,house1 a motion to discharge may be made only by an individual favoring the resolution1 is highly privileged 7except that it may not be made after the committee has reported a resolution with respect to the same action71 and debate thereon shall be limited to not more than one hour1 to be divided equally between those favoring and those opposing the resolution4 ,an amendment to the motion is not in order1 and it is not in order to move to reconsider the vote by which the motion is agreed to or disagreed to4 7#c7 ,in the ,house1 if the motion to discharge is agreed to or disagreed to1 the motion may not be renewed1 nor may another motion to discharge the committee be made with respect to any other resolution with respect to the same action4 7#d7 ,in the ,house1 when the committee has reported1 or has been discharged from further consideration of1 a resolution1 it is at any time thereafter in order 7even though a previous motion to the same effect has been disagreed to7 to move to proceed to the consideration of the resolution4 ,the motion is highly privileged and is not debatable4 ,an amendment to the motion is not in order1 and it is not in order to move to reconsider the vote by which the motion is agreed to or disagreed to4 7#e7 ,in the ,house1 debate on the resolution shall be limited to not more than ten hours1 which shall be divided equally between those favoring and those opposing the resolution4 ,a motion further to limit debate is not debatable4 ,an amendment to1 or motion to recommit1 the resolution is not in order1 and it is not in order to move to reconsider the vote by which the resolution is agreed to or disagreed to4 7#f7 ,in the ,house1 motions to postpone made with respect to the discharge from committee or the consideration of a resolution1 and motions to proceed to the consideration of other business1 shall be decided without debate4 7#g7 ,in the ,house1 appeals from the decisions of the ,chair relating to the application of the ,rules of the ,house of ,representatives to the procedure relating to a resolution shall be decided without debate4 7e7 ,procedures in ,senate 7#a7 ,in the ,senate1 if the committee to which is referred a resolution described in subsection 7b7 has not reported such joint resolution 7or an identical joint resolution7 at the end of #bj calendar days after its introduction1 such committee may be discharged from further consideration of such joint resolution upon a written demand by any ,member of the ,senate1 and such joint resolution shall be placed on the calendar4 7#b7 7,a7 ,in the ,senate1 when the committee to which a resolution is referred has reported1 or when a committee is discharged 7under paragraph 7#a77 from further consideration of a resolution described in subsection 7b71 it is at any time thereafter in order 7even though a previous motion to the same effect has been disagreed to7 for a motion to proceed to the consideration of the resolution1 and all points of order against the resolution 7and against consideration of the resolution7 are waived4 ,the motion is not subject to amendment1 or to a motion to postpone1 or to a motion to proceed to the consideration of other business4 ,a motion to reconsider the vote by which the motion is agreed to or disagreed to shall not be in order4 ,if a motion to proceed to the consideration of the resolution is agreed to1 the resolution shall remain the unfinished business of the ,senate until disposed of4 7,b7 ,in the ,senate1 debate on the resolution1 and on all debatable motions and appeals in connection therewith1 shall be limited to not more than #aj hours1 which shall be divided equally between those favoring and those opposing the resolution4 ,a motion further to limit debate is in order and not debatable4 ,an amendment to1 or a motion to postpone1 or a motion to proceed to the consideration of other business1 or a motion to recommit the resolution is not in order4 7,c7 ,in the ,senate1 immediately following the conclusion of the debate on a resolution described in subsection 7b71 and a single quorum call at the conclusion of the debate if requested in accordance with the rules of the ,senate1 the vote on final passage of the resolution shall occur4 7,d7 ,appeals from the decisions of the ,chair relating to the application of the rules of the ,senate to the procedure relating to a resolution described in subsection 7a7 shall be decided without debate4 7#c7 ,in the ,senate the procedure specified in paragraph 7#a7 or 7#b7 shall not apply to the consideration of a resolution after the expiration of the #fj session days beginning with the date of the introduction of the joint resolution4 7f7 ,coordination between ,houses ,if1 before the passage by one ,house of a resolution of that ,house described in subsection 7b71 that ,house receives from the other ,house a resolution described in subsection 7b71 then the following procedures shall apply3 7#a7 ,the resolution of the other ,house shall not be referred to a committee4 7#b7 ,any ,member of that ,house may at any time offer a motion to proceed to the consideration of the resolution of the other ,house1 and such motion shall be considered in accordance with paragraph 7#d7 of subsection 7d7 7in the case of a motion in the ,house7 or in accordance with paragraph 7#b7 of subsection 7e7 7in the case of a motion in the ,senate74 7#c7 ,with respect to a resolution described in subsection 7a7 of the ,house receiving the resolution-- 7,a7 the procedure in that ,house shall be the same as if no resolution had been received from the other ,house2 but 7,b7 the vote on final passage shall be on the resolution of the other ,house4 4 #f4 ,effective date ,this ,act and the amendments made by this ,act shall apply with respect to acts of the ,district of ,columbia which are transmitted to ,congress by the ,council of the ,district of ,columbia under section #fjb7;c7 of the ,district of ,columbia ,home ,rule ,act on or after the date of the enactment of this ,act4