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HR 2080 110th Congress House Government Operations and Politics City councils District of Columbia Economics and Public Finance Education Elementary and secondary education Higher education Local budgets Mayors Municipal home rule School administration

To amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to conform the District charter to revisions made by the Council of the District of Columbia relating to public education.

Introduced: May 1, 2007 Introduced by: Norton, Eleanor Holmes Democratic · District of Columbia See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 20 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 14, 2008
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia. Hearings held.
Jun 1, 2007
Became Public Law No: 110-33.
Jun 1, 2007
Signed by President.
May 31, 2007
Presented to President.
May 23, 2007
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
May 22, 2007
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6492; text as passed Senate: CR S6492)
May 22, 2007
Cleared for White House.
May 22, 2007
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S6492; text as passed Senate: CR S6492)
May 10, 2007
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 145.
May 9, 2007
Received in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
May 8, 2007
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
May 8, 2007
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4618)
May 8, 2007
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H4618)
May 8, 2007
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2080.
May 8, 2007
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4618-4619)
May 8, 2007
Mr. Davis (IL) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
May 1, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
May 1, 2007
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
May 1, 2007
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
May 1, 2007
Introduced in House
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(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Amends the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to revise the District of Columbia's charter (to conform to revisions made by the Council of the District of Columbia relating to public education).

Repeals the grant of authority to the Mayor and the District Council to establish the annual budget for the District's Board of Education, which also prohibits the Mayor and Council from specifying the amounts of and purposes for which funds may be expended.

Repeals: (1) the authority of the Board to govern D.C. public schools; and (2) provisions for election of the Board.

What's happening now March 14, 2008

Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia. Hearings held.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2080: To amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to conform the District charter to revisions made by the Council of the District of Columbia relating to public education.. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-2080/
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"H.R. 2080: To amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to conform the District charter to revisions made by the Council of the District of Columbia relating to public education.." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-2080/.
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H.R. 2080, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-2080/.
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