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HR 6090 117th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Accounting and auditing Congressional agencies Congressional oversight District of Columbia Government Accountability Office (GAO) Government studies and investigations Intergovernmental relations Performance measurement State and local government operations

District of Columbia Government Accountability Office Home Rule Act

Introduced: November 30, 2021 Introduced by: Norton, Eleanor Holmes Democratic · District of Columbia See on congress.gov
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Nov 30, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
Nov 30, 2021
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1285)
Nov 30, 2021
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District of Columbia Government Accountability Office Home Rule Act

This bill removes the authority of the Government Accountability Office (GAO) over the District of Columbia government.

The bill repeals requirements requiring the GAO to (1) audit the accounts and operations of the District government; (2) assist congressional committees in assessments of program evaluations prepared by and for the District government; (3) deliver any part of a report where the District is the subject of that report; and (4) recommend, and receive a response concerning, an action of the District government.

What's happening now November 30, 2021

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6090: District of Columbia Government Accountability Office Home Rule Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6090/
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"H.R. 6090: District of Columbia Government Accountability Office Home Rule Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6090/.
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H.R. 6090, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6090/.
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