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HR 1246 113th Congress House

District of Columbia Chief Financial Officer Vacancy Act

Official title: To amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to provide that the District of Columbia Treasurer or one of the Deputy Chief Financial Officers of the Office … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to provide that the District of Columbia Treasurer or one of the Deputy Chief Financial Officers of the Office of the Chief Financial Officer of the District of Columbia may perform the functions and duties of the Office in an acting capacity if there is a vacancy in the Office.

Introduced: March 19, 2013 Introduced by: Norton, Eleanor Holmes Democratic · District of Columbia See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics District of ColumbiaGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementState and local government operations
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 Everywhere this bill has been 19 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 1, 2013
Became Public Law No: 113-8.
May 1, 2013
Signed by President.
Apr 25, 2013
Presented to President.
Apr 19, 2013
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Apr 18, 2013
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2817)
Apr 18, 2013
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S2817)
Apr 16, 2013
Received in the Senate, read twice.
Apr 15, 2013
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1246.
Apr 15, 2013
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Apr 15, 2013
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1999-2000)
Apr 15, 2013
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H1999-2000)
Apr 15, 2013
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1999-2001)
Apr 15, 2013
Mr. Issa moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Apr 12, 2013
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 23.
Apr 12, 2013
Reported by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. H. Rept. 113-37.
Mar 20, 2013
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Mar 20, 2013
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Mar 19, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Mar 19, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 1, 2013

Became Public Law No: 113-8.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

District of Columbia Chief Financial Officer Vacancy Act - Amends the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to require the District of Columbia Treasurer (who is a Deputy Chief Financial Officer) to serve as acting Chief Financial Officer (CFO) in the event that there is a vacancy in the Office of Chief Financial Officer because the CFO has died, resigned, or is otherwise unable to perform the functions and duties of the Office.

Authorizes the Mayor, as an alternative to the District of Columbia Treasurer, to direct another Deputy CFO to serve as acting CFO.

Limits the service of an acting CFO to 210 days after the vacancy occurs.

Prohibits an individual from serving as acting CFO if he or she did not serve as the District of Columbia Treasurer or as a Deputy CFO for at least 90 days during the one-year period immediately preceding the occurrence of the vacancy.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1246: District of Columbia Chief Financial Officer Vacancy Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1246/
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"H.R. 1246: District of Columbia Chief Financial Officer Vacancy Act." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1246/.
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H.R. 1246, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1246/.
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