H.R. 1204 · 117th Congress

District of Columbia Chief Financial Officer Salary Home Rule Act

Introduced on Feb 22, 2021 by Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC). Latest action (Oct 1, 2021): Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 95.

Stage
Failed
Introduced
Feb 22, 2021
Cosponsors
0
Policy area
Government Operations and Politics
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. 2Failed
  3. 3Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to permit the District of Columbia to establish the rate of pay of the Chief Financial Officer of the District of Columbia.

Subjects

  • District of Columbia
  • Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
  • State and local finance
  • State and local government operations

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Reported to House, Oct 1, 2021). Public domain.

District of Columbia Chief Financial Officer Salary Home Rule Act

This bill revises the pay of the Chief Financial Officer of the District of Columbia to establish it at the greater of (1) the current rate; or (2) a rate established by the District, except that any rate established by this bill shall not be reduced during the officer's tenure.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Eleanor Holmes NortonD-DCSponsor

No cosponsors.

Roll calls

Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.

  1. On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass
    Sep 29, 2021· House· Passage· Failed 259–170

History

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  1. Feb 22, 2021Introduced in House
  2. Feb 22, 2021Introduced in House
  3. Feb 22, 2021Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E150)
  4. Feb 22, 2021 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
  5. Jun 29, 2021 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
  6. Jun 29, 2021 · HouseOrdered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.
  7. Jul 26, 2021 · HouseMs. Norton moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
  8. Jul 26, 2021 · HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3877-3878)
  9. Jul 26, 2021 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1204.
  10. Jul 26, 2021 · HouseAt the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
  11. Sep 29, 2021 · HouseConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5547)
  12. Sep 29, 2021Failed of passage/not agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 259 - 170 (Roll no. 308).(text: CR 7/26/2021 H3877)House · Roll call 308
  13. Sep 29, 2021 · HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 259 - 170 (Roll no. 308). (text: CR 7/26/2021 H3877)House · Roll call 308
  14. Oct 1, 2021Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Oversight and Reform. H. Rept. 117-134.
  15. Oct 1, 2021 · HouseReported (Amended) by the Committee on Oversight and Reform. H. Rept. 117-134.
  16. Oct 1, 2021 · HousePlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 95.

Committees

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 7, 2026 · loaded Oct 7, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 7, 2026 · loaded Oct 7, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.