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H.R. 5856 119th 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: October 28, 2025 Introduced by: Eleanor Holmes Norton Democratic · District of Columbia See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Oct 28, 2025
Introduced in House
Oct 28, 2025
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1009)
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Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

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District of Columbia Government Title Equality Act

This bill amends the District of Columbia (DC) Home Rule Act to change the titles of DC elected officials and offices so that the titles correspond to terms used by state governments. Under the bill, the Office of the Mayor becomes the Office of the Governor, the Council becomes the Legislative Assembly, and the Chairman of the Council becomes the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly. 

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5856: District of Columbia Government Title Equality Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5856/
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"H.R. 5856: District of Columbia Government Title Equality Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5856/.
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H.R. 5856, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5856/.
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