District of Columbia Home Rule Act

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United States federal law organic act

The District of Columbia Home Rule Act is a U.S. federal law that grants Washington, D.C. limited self-government, including an elected mayor and council, while reserving ultimate authority to Congress.

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All labels observed (8)

Label	Occurrences
District of Columbia Home Rule Act canonical	19
District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act	2
An Act to provide for the organization of a District of Columbia government, and for other purposes	1
D.C. Home Rule Act	1
District of Columbia Home Rule	1
District of Columbia to pass local laws	1
Home Rule government of the District of Columbia	1
the District of Columbia Organic Act framework	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States federal law ⓘ organic act ⓘ
amends	the District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization framework ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction	Washington, D.C. ⓘ surface form: District of Columbia
authorizes	District of Columbia to enact local laws ⓘ
codifiedIn	Title 1 of the District of Columbia Code ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
dateSigned	1973-12-24 ⓘ
defines	powers of the Council of the District of Columbia ⓘ powers of the Mayor of the District of Columbia ⓘ structure of the District of Columbia government ⓘ
effectiveDate	1973-12-24 ⓘ
enactedBy	United States Congress ⓘ
establishes	Council of the District of Columbia ⓘ Government of the District of Columbia ⓘ surface form: Office of the Mayor of the District of Columbia legislative powers for the Council of the District of Columbia ⓘ
governs	relationship between the District of Columbia and the United States federal government ⓘ
grants	authority to elect a Council of the District of Columbia ⓘ authority to elect a Mayor of the District of Columbia ⓘ limited home rule to the District of Columbia ⓘ
jurisdictionType	federal district ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
limits	District of Columbia authority over certain criminal laws ⓘ District of Columbia authority over its budget ⓘ District of Columbia authority over its judiciary ⓘ
permits	Congress to disapprove District of Columbia legislation ⓘ
predecessor	District of Columbia Organic Act of 1871 ⓘ
prohibits	the District of Columbia from altering the jurisdiction of federal courts ⓘ Washington, D.C. ⓘ surface form: the District of Columbia from changing the height of buildings beyond federal limits the District of Columbia from imposing a commuter tax on nonresidents ⓘ the District of Columbia from taxing federal property ⓘ
provides	for an elected nonvoting Delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives from the District of Columbia ⓘ
publicLawNumber	Public Law 93-198 ⓘ
purpose	to provide self-government for the residents of the District of Columbia ⓘ to reorganize the government of the District of Columbia ⓘ
relatedTo	District of Columbia statehood movement ⓘ District of Columbia voting rights ⓘ
requires	a congressional review period for most D.C. legislation ⓘ congressional approval of the District of Columbia budget ⓘ submission of District of Columbia acts to Congress ⓘ
reserves	ultimate legislative authority to the United States Congress ⓘ
shortName	District of Columbia Home Rule Act self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: D.C. Home Rule Act
signedBy	Richard Nixon ⓘ
signingPresident	Richard Nixon ⓘ
statutesAtLargeCitation	87 Stat. 774 ⓘ
subjects	District of Columbia laws to congressional review ⓘ
title	District of Columbia Home Rule Act self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: An Act to provide for the organization of a District of Columbia government, and for other purposes
yearEnacted	1973 ⓘ

Referenced by (27)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Washington, D.C. → governedBy → District of Columbia Home Rule Act ⓘ

Council of the District of Columbia → follows → District of Columbia Home Rule Act ⓘ

Council of the District of Columbia → legalBasis → District of Columbia Home Rule Act ⓘ

District of Columbia Home Rule Act → shortName → District of Columbia Home Rule Act self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: D.C. Home Rule Act

District of Columbia Home Rule Act → title → District of Columbia Home Rule Act self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: An Act to provide for the organization of a District of Columbia government, and for other purposes

Public Law 93-198 → officialName → District of Columbia Home Rule Act ⓘ

this entity surface form: District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act

Public Law 93-198 → shortName → District of Columbia Home Rule Act ⓘ

Public Law 93-198 → title → District of Columbia Home Rule Act ⓘ

this entity surface form: District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act

Public Law 93-198 → amends → District of Columbia Home Rule Act ⓘ

this entity surface form: the District of Columbia Organic Act framework

Government of the District of Columbia → constitutionalBasis → District of Columbia Home Rule Act ⓘ

District of Columbia Organic Act of 1871 → relatedTo → District of Columbia Home Rule Act ⓘ

Mayor of the District of Columbia → createdByStatute → District of Columbia Home Rule Act ⓘ

Judiciary of the District of Columbia → subjectTo → District of Columbia Home Rule Act ⓘ

District of Columbia Office of the Chief Financial Officer → legalBasis → District of Columbia Home Rule Act ⓘ

District of Columbia → governingDocument → District of Columbia Home Rule Act ⓘ

Home Rule Act of 1973 → shortName → District of Columbia Home Rule Act ⓘ

Home Rule Act of 1973 → allows → District of Columbia Home Rule Act ⓘ

this entity surface form: District of Columbia to pass local laws

District of Columbia Organic Act of 1878 → relatedTo → District of Columbia Home Rule Act ⓘ

Article I, Section 8, Clause 17 of the United States Constitution → relatedTo → District of Columbia Home Rule Act ⓘ

Commissioner of the District of Columbia → replacedBy → District of Columbia Home Rule Act ⓘ

this entity surface form: Home Rule government of the District of Columbia

Commissioner of the District of Columbia → abolishedBy → District of Columbia Home Rule Act ⓘ

District of Columbia Court of Appeals → authority → District of Columbia Home Rule Act ⓘ

Advisory Neighborhood Commission 1D → hasLegalBasis → District of Columbia Home Rule Act ⓘ

District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Act of 1995 → relatedTo → District of Columbia Home Rule Act ⓘ

District of Columbia Zoning Commission → legalBasis → District of Columbia Home Rule Act ⓘ

Enclave Clause → relatedTo → District of Columbia Home Rule Act ⓘ

this entity surface form: District of Columbia Home Rule

District of Columbia Court Reform and Criminal Procedure Act of 1970 → relatedTo → District of Columbia Home Rule Act ⓘ