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H.R. 6459 117th Congress House

District of Columbia Government Title Equality Act

Official title: To amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to redesignate the Office of the Mayor of the District of Columbia as the Office of the Governor of the Distric… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to redesignate the Office of the Mayor of the District of Columbia as the Office of the Governor of the District of Columbia and to redesignate the Council of the District of Columbia as the Legislative Assembly of the District of Columbia, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 20, 2022 Introduced by: Eleanor Holmes Norton Democratic · District of Columbia See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics District of ColumbiaState and local government operations
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Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
Jan 20, 2022
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E58)
Jan 20, 2022
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 Latest action January 20, 2022

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

District of Columbia Government Title Equality Act

This bill redesignates (1) the Office of the Mayor of the District of Columbia as the Office of the Governor of the District, (2) the Council of the District as the Legislative Assembly of the District, and (3) the Office of the Chair of the Council of the District as the Office of the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of the District.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6459: District of Columbia Government Title Equality Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6459/
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"H.R. 6459: District of Columbia Government Title Equality Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6459/.
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H.R. 6459, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6459/.
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[H.R. 6459: District of Columbia Government Title Equality Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6459/)
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