,i  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ecac  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,august #bi1         
#bjbc,ms4 ,norton introduced the        
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,oversight and        
,accountability1 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 permit the
 ,chairman of the ,council of the       
,district of ,columbia to transmit ,acts
 of the ,district of ,columbia to       
,congress in electronic form4  #a4      
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,district of ,columbia ,electronic  
,transmittal of ,legislation ,act4  #b4 
,permitting ,district of ,columbia to   
transmit ,acts of ,district in          
electronic form  7a7 ,acts of ,council  
,section #fjb7;c7 of the ,district of   

,columbia ,home ,rule ,act 7sec4        
#a-bjf4jb7;c71 ,d4,c4 ,official ,code7  
is amended by adding at the end the     
following new paragraph3  7#d7 ,the     
,chairman of the ,council may transmit  
an ,act under this subsection in such   
form as the ,chairman may choose1       
including electronic form4  4  7b7      
,charter amendments ,section #cjc of    
such ,act 7sec4 #a-bjc4jc1 ,d4,c4       
,official ,code7 is amended by adding at
 the end the following new subsection3  
7e7 ,the ,chairman of the ,council may  
submit an ,act under this section in    
such form as the ,chairman may choose1  
including electronic form4  4  #c4      
,acceptance by ,house and ,senate  7a7  
,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 #fjb7;c7 of the     
,district of ,columbia ,home ,rule ,act 
7sec4 #a-bjf4jb7;c71 ,d4,c4 ,official   
,code7 or has submitted an ,act to      

,congress pursuant to section #cjc of   
such ,act 7sec4 #a-bjc4jc1 ,d4,c4       
,official ,code71 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 form4  7b7   
,exercise of rulemaking authority ,this 
section is enacted by ,congress-- 7#a7  
as an exercise of the rulemaking power  
of the ,senate and ,house of            
,representatives1 respectively1 and as  
such is deemed a part of the rules of   
each ,house1 respectively1 but          
applicable only with respect to the     
procedure to be followed in that ,house 
in the case of ,acts described in       
subsection 7a71 and supersede other     
rules only to the extent that it is     
inconsistent with such rules2 and  7#b7 
with full recognition of the            
constitutional right of either ,house to
 change the rules 7so far as relating to
 the procedure of that ,house7 at any   

time1 in the same manner1 and to the    
same extent as in the case of any other 
rule of that ,house4