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HR 5540 102th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Congressional oversight District of Columbia Municipal ordinances

To waive the period of Congressional review for certain District of Columbia acts.

Introduced: July 2, 1992 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 22, 1992
Clean Bill, H.R. 5623 Reported in Lieu.
Jul 2, 1992
Referred to the House Committee on District of Columbia.
Jul 2, 1992
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Waives the period for congressional review for the following District of Columbia Acts and makes them effective upon the enactment of this Act: (1) National Public Radio Revenue Bond Act of 1992; (2) Howard University Revenue Bond Act of 1992; (3) National Learning Center Revenue Bond Act of 1992; (4) Children's Hospital Bond Act of 1992; (5) Medlantic Healthcare Group, Inc., Revenue Bond Act of 1992; (6) Catholic University of America Revenue Bond Act of 1992; and (7) Temporary Panel of the Office of Employee Appeals Temporary Extension Act of 1992.

What's happening now July 22, 1992

Clean Bill, H.R. 5623 Reported in Lieu.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 5623 Procedurally related To waive the period of Congressional review for certain District of Columbia acts.
 Bill text 1 version

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All 1 Democratic 1
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jul 2, 1992
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5540: To waive the period of Congressional review for certain District of Columbia acts.. 102nd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-5540/
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"H.R. 5540: To waive the period of Congressional review for certain District of Columbia acts.." 102nd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-5540/.
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