District of Columbia Appropriation Act, 1985

Summary

District of Columbia Appropriation Act, 1985 - Appropriates specified sums to the District of Columbia for FY 1985 for: (1) the Federal payment to the District of Columbia, provided there are a specified number of Metropolitan police officers; (2) a Federal contribution for the operating cost of Saint Elizabeths Hospital; (3) presidential inauguration activities; and (4) Federal loans to the District of Columbia for capital outlays. 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, with limitations on reimbursement of operating costs of Saint Elizabeths Hospital; (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) inaugural expenses; (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. 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 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 implementation of Public Service Commission regulations requiring the installation of meters in taxicabs; (2) the compensation of a 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; (3) activities which permit or encourage partisan political activities; (4) the salary of any District of Columbia government employee whose work and salary history are not available for inspection by specified congressional committees; (5) publicity or propaganda purposes; (6) abortions except where the life of the mother is endangered or in cases of rape or incest; (7) the implementation of a personnel lottery for the hiring of firefighters or police officers; (8) the provision of personal servants for any District of Columbia employee; (9) the purchase of passenger automobiles with an estimated miles per gallon average of less than 22 miles per gallon; or (10) the transportation of municipal waste of the District of Columbia for disposal at landfills other than currently utilized landfills in Maryland and Virginia until the appropriate permits have been issued. Requires that the annual budget for the District of Columbia government for FY 1986 be transmitted to Congress by April 15, 1985. Requires the Mayor to develop an annual plan for capital outlay borrowing from the Treasury. 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. Exempts Federal employees assigned to operate the Washington Aqueduct and funded from the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Enterprise Fund from Federal personnel ceilings.

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Timeline

1. 29 February 1984

   Committee

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

   Source: Committee

2. 7 March 1984

   Committee

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

   Source: Committee

3. 27 March 1984

   Committee

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

   Source: Committee

4. 25 April 1984

   Committee

   First Day of Subcommittee Hearings.

   Source: Committee

5. 25 April 1984

   Referred

   Referred to Subcommittee on District of Columbia.

   Source: Committee

6. 25 April 1984

   Introduced

   Referred to House Committee on Appropriations.

   Source: IntroReferral

7. 9 May 1984

   Committee

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

   Source: Committee

8. 23 May 1984

   Committee

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

   Source: Committee

9. 23 May 1984

   Committee

   Final Day of Subcommittee Hearings.

   Source: Committee

10. 12 June 1984

    Committee

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

    Source: Committee

11. 12 June 1984

    Committee

    First Day of Subcommittee Mark-up.

    Source: Committee

12. 13 June 1984

    Committee

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

    Source: Committee

13. 14 June 1984

    Committee

    Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee.

    Source: Committee

14. 14 June 1984

    Committee

    Final Day of Subcommittee Mark-up.

    Source: Committee

15. 19 June 1984

    Reported

    Ordered to be Reported.

    Source: Committee

16. 19 June 1984

    Committee

    First Day of Committee Mark-up.

    Source: Committee

17. 20 June 1984

    Calendars

    Placed on Union Calendar No: 492.

    Source: Calendars

18. 20 June 1984

    Committee

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

    Source: Committee

19. 20 June 1984

    Reported

    Reported to House by House Committee on Appropriations. Report No: 98-851.

    Source: Committee

20. 20 June 1984

    Reported

    Reported to House by House Committee on Appropriations. Report No: 98-851.

    Source: Committee

21. 20 June 1984

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

22. 20 June 1984

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

23. 21 June 1984

    Reported

    Rules Committee Resolution H.Res.533 Reported to House.

    Source: Floor

24. 21 June 1984

    Floor

    Committee on Rules Granted a Rule Waiving all Points of Order Against Specified Paragraphs of the Bill for Failure to Comply with the Provisions of Clause 2, Rule XXI (Prohibits Legislation in an Appropriation Bill and Unauthorized Appropriations).

    Source: Floor

25. 28 June 1984

    Vote

    Passed House (Amended) by Yea-Nay Vote: 308 - 116 (Record Vote No: 292).

    Source: Floor

26. 28 June 1984

    Floor

    Separate Vote Demanded on Amendments Adopted by the Committee of the Whole.

    Source: Floor

27. 28 June 1984

    Passed

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

    Source: Floor

28. 28 June 1984

    Floor

    Called up by House as Privileged Matter.

    Source: Floor

29. 28 June 1984

    Vote

    Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House (Amended) by Yea-Nay Vote: 308 - 116 (Record Vote No: 292).

    Source: Floor

30. 28 June 1984

    Passed

    Rule Passed House.

    Source: Floor

31. 29 June 1984

    Introduced

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

    Source: IntroReferral

32. 25 July 1984

    Committee

    Senate Subcommittee on District of Columbia. Hearings held.

    Source: Committee

33. 26 July 1984

    Committee

    Subcommittee on District of Columbia. Approved for full committee consideration with amendments favorably.

    Source: Committee

34. 1 August 1984

    Calendars

    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 1078.

    Source: Calendars

35. 1 August 1984

    Reported

    Committee on Appropriations. Reported to Senate by Senator Specter with amendments. With written report No. 98-568.

    Source: Committee

36. 1 August 1984

    Reported

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

    Source: Committee

37. 10 August 1984

    ResolvingDifferences

    Senate insists on its amendments, asks for a conference, appoints conferees Specter; Hatfield; Mattingly; Domenici; Leahy; Stennis; Bumpers.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

38. 10 August 1984

    Floor

    Considered by Senate.

    Source: Floor

39. 10 August 1984

    Passed

    Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with amendments by Voice Vote.

    Source: Floor

40. 11 September 1984

    Committee

    Senate Subcommittee on District of Columbia. Hearings held.

    Source: Committee

41. 19 September 1984

    Passed

    House Agreed to Request for Conference and Speaker Appointed Conferees: Dixon, Natcher, Stokes, Wilson, Lehman (FL), Sabo, Whitten, Coughlin, Green, Rogers, Conte.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

42. 19 September 1984

    Passed

    House Disagreed to Senate Amendments by Unanimous Consent.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

43. 19 September 1984

    Passed

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

    Source: NotUsed

44. 19 September 1984

    Committee

    Senate Subcommittee on District of Columbia. Hearings held.

    Source: Committee

45. 20 September 1984

    ResolvingDifferences

    Conference held.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

46. 20 September 1984

    ResolvingDifferences

    Conference committee actions: Conference held.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

47. 26 September 1984

    Passed

    Conferees agreed to file conference report.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

48. 26 September 1984

    Passed

    Conference committee actions: Conferees agreed to file conference report.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

49. 26 September 1984

    Committee

    Senate Subcommittee on District of Columbia. Hearings held.

    Source: Committee

50. 28 September 1984

    ResolvingDifferences

    Conference Report 98-1088 Filed in House.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

51. 28 September 1984

    ResolvingDifferences

    Conference report filed: Conference Report 98-1088 Filed in House.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

52. 2 October 1984

    Committee

    Senate Subcommittee on District of Columbia. Hearings held.

    Source: Committee

53. 12 December 1984

    Committee

    Senate Subcommittee on District of Columbia. Hearings concluded. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 98-1280.

    Source: Committee

Votes

No vote records are attached yet.

Versions

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Documents

5 official files

• Conference report filed in House

  summary · EN · 28 September 1984

  Open at official source

• Passed Senate amended

  summary · EN · 10 August 1984

  Open at official source

• Reported to Senate with amendment(s)

  summary · EN · 1 August 1984

  Open at official source

• Passed House amended

  summary · EN · 28 June 1984

  Open at official source

• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 20 June 1984

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Rep. Dixon, Julian C. [D-CA-28] · D · Sponsor
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Related records

• related to → A resolution waiving certain points of order against consideration of the bill (H.R. 5899) making appropriations for the government of the District of Columbia and other activities chargeable in whole or in part against the revenues of said District for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1985, and for other purposes.