District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 1988

Summary

District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 1988 - Appropriates specified sums to the District of Columbia for FY 1988 for: (1) the Federal payment to the District of Columbia, provided there are a specified number of metropolitan police officers; (2) the Federal payment for water and sewer services; (3) a Federal contribution to retirement funds; and (4) the Federal contribution for the operating costs of Saint Elizabeths Hospital. Retains in the Treasury specified sums previously appropriated for a Federal payment for the design and construction of a prison facility within the District of Columbia, pending certain conditions. Appropriates specified sums out of the District of Columbia general fund for the current fiscal year for: (1) governmental direction and support; (2) economic development and regulation; (3) public safety and justice; (4) public education; (5) human support services; (6) public works; (7) the Washington Convention Center Fund; (8) repayments of specified loans and interest; (9) repayment of the general fund deficit; (10) short-term borrowing; (11) employees' optical and dental benefits; (12) capital outlay; (13) the Water and Sewer Enterprise Fund and water construction projects; (14) the Lottery and Charitable Games Enterprise Fund; and (15) the Cable Television Enterprise Fund. Requires the District of Columbia to establish a telephone hotline for Lorton-area residents to receive information concerning escapes, fires, and riots at Lorton prison. Directs the Mayor to reduce energy appropriations and expenditures by a specified sum. Sets forth restrictions on the expenditure of appropriations made by this Act. Makes funds available for: (1) transportation allowances for official duties; (2) travel expenses and the payment of dues for organizations concerned with the work of the District of Columbia government; (3) refunds and the payment of judgments entered against the District of Columbia government; (4) the payment of public assistance; (5) the cost, subject to restriction, of overtime or temporary positions; and (6) payments authorized by the District of Columbia Revenue Recovery Act of 1977. Prohibits the use of funds for: (1) the compensation of any permanent employee of the District of Columbia government appointed during any month in which the number of employees exceeds the number of positions authorized by this Act; (2) activities which permit or encourage partisan political activities; (3) the salary of any District of Columbia government employee whose work and salary history are not available for inspection by specified congressional committees or, with regard to name and salary, available for public inspection; (4) publicity or propaganda purposes; (5) implementation of a personnel lottery for the hiring of firefighters or police officers; (6) reprogramming, unless the reprogramming was approved according to specified procedures; (7) the provision of personal servants for any District of Columbia employee; or (8) the purchase of passenger automobiles with an estimated miles per gallon average of less than 22 miles per gallon. Prohibits the use of the Federal funds provided in this Act to perform abortions, except where the life of the mother is endangered or in cases of rape or incest; or for drugs or devices to prevent implantation of the fertilized ovum; or for medical procedures necessary for the termination of an ectopic pregnancy. Requires that the annual budget for the District of Columbia government for FY 1989 be transmitted to the Congress by April 15, 1988. Requires the Mayor to develop an annual plan for capital outlay borrowings. Prohibits the Mayor from: (1) borrowing funds for capital projects without the prior approval of the District of Columbia Council; or (2) using money borrowed for capital projects for operating expenses of the District of Columbia government. Sets forth requirements with respect to the compensation of the City Administrator, the Board of Directors of the District of Columbia Redevelopment Land Agency, and District of Columbia employees generally. Authorizes the Department of Administrative Services to pay rentals, alter and repair rented premises. Directs the Mayor to submit to the D.C. Council, no later than 30 days after the end of the first quarter of FY 1988, the FY 1988 revenue estimate. Amends the District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act to extend, for one year, the District's authority to sell its general obligation bonds through negotiated sales. Prohibits the renewal or extension of any sole source contract with the District of Columbia government without opening that contract to the competitive bidding process.

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Timeline

1. 6 January 1987

   Referred

   Referred to Subcommittee on District of Columbia.

   Source: Committee

2. 6 January 1987

   Introduced

   Referred to House Committee on Appropriations.

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 5 May 1987

   Committee

   Subcommittee on District of Columbia. Hearings held on the subject prior to measure being received from the House.

   Source: Committee

4. 5 May 1987

   Committee

   First Day of Subcommittee Hearings.

   Source: Committee

5. 7 May 1987

   Committee

   Subcommittee on District of Columbia. Hearings held on the subject prior to measure being received from the House.

   Source: Committee

6. 19 May 1987

   Committee

   Final Day of Subcommittee Hearings.

   Source: Committee

7. 10 June 1987

   Committee

   First Day of Subcommittee mark-up.

   Source: Committee

8. 18 June 1987

   Calendars

   Placed on Union Calendar No: 99.

   Source: Calendars

9. 18 June 1987

   Reported

   Reported to House by House Committee on Appropriations. Report No: 100-172.

   Source: Committee

10. 18 June 1987

    Reported

    Reported to House by House Committee on Appropriations. Report No: 100-172.

    Source: Committee

11. 18 June 1987

    Reported

    Ordered to be Reported.

    Source: Committee

12. 18 June 1987

    Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

    Source: Committee

13. 18 June 1987

    Committee

    Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee.

    Source: Committee

14. 18 June 1987

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

15. 18 June 1987

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

16. 26 June 1987

    Vote

    Passed House (Amended) by Yea-Nay Vote: 225 - 113 (Record Vote No: 223).

    Source: Floor

17. 26 June 1987

    Vote

    Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House (Amended) by Yea-Nay Vote: 225 - 113 (Record Vote No: 223).

    Source: Floor

18. 26 June 1987

    Passed

    House Agreed to Amendments Adopted by the Committee of the Whole.

    Source: Floor

19. 26 June 1987

    Floor

    Called up by House as Privileged Matter.

    Source: Floor

20. 30 June 1987

    Introduced

    Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.

    Source: IntroReferral

21. 17 September 1987

    Calendars

    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 318.

    Source: Calendars

22. 17 September 1987

    Reported

    Committee on Appropriations. Reported to Senate by Senator Harkin with amendments. With written report No. 100-162.

    Source: Committee

23. 17 September 1987

    Reported

    Committee on Appropriations. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.

    Source: Committee

24. 30 September 1987

    ResolvingDifferences

    Senate insists on its amendments, asks for a conference, appoints conferees Harkin; Lautenberg; Reid; Stennis; Nickles; Grassley; Hatfield.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

25. 30 September 1987

    Floor

    Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.

    Source: Floor

26. 30 September 1987

    Vote

    Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with amendments by Yea-Nay Vote. 76-23. Record Vote No: 291.

    Source: Floor

27. 6 October 1987

    Floor

    Message on Senate action sent to the House.

    Source: Floor

28. 15 October 1987

    Passed

    House Agreed to Request for Conference and Speaker Appointed Conferees: Dixon, Natcher, Stokes, Sabo, AuCoin, Hoyer, Whitten, Coughlin, Green, Regula, Conte.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

29. 15 October 1987

    Passed

    House Disagreed to Senate Amendments by Unanimous Consent.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

30. 15 October 1987

    Passed

    Resolving differences -- House actions: House Disagreed to Senate Amendments by Unanimous Consent.

    Source: NotUsed

31. 5 November 1987

    ResolvingDifferences

    Speaker Appointed Additional Conferee Watkins, in Lieu of Sabo who Resigned from the Conference Committee.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

32. 22 December 1987

    Committee

    For Further Action See H.J.Res. 395.

    Source: Committee

Votes

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Documents

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• Passed Senate amended

  summary · EN · 30 September 1987

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• Reported to Senate with amendment(s)

  summary · EN · 17 September 1987

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• Passed House amended

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• Introduced in House

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Sponsors

• Rep. Dixon, Julian C. [D-CA-32] · D · Sponsor
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Related records

• related to → A joint resolution making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1988, and for other purposes.
• amends ← An amendment to prohibit the use of any funds in the bill to impose residency requirements on any member of the uniformed services of the District of Columbia Metropolitan Police and Fire Departments or any other public safety employee.
• amends ← An amendment to express the sense of Congress that the ongoing pattern of corruption by individuals in the government of the District of Columbia is deplorable.
• amends ← An amendment to prohibit the use of any funds in the bill to perform abortions except where the life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus were carried to term.
• amends ← An amendment to delete $2.1 million earmarked in the bill for the District of Columbia School of Law, and instead provide $500,000 for general repair, rehabilitation, and improvement projects which pertain to the School.
• amends ← An amendment to prohibit the use of any funds in the bill to perform abortions.
• amends ← To prohibit the use of Federal and District of Columbia funds from being used to perform abortions except where the life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus were carried to term.
• amends ← To reduce the Federal payment to the District of Columbia.
• amends ← To correct a printing error.

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