A bill to authorize certain programs and activities of the Government of the District of Columbia, and for other purposes.

Summary

Authorizes the Commissioner of the District of Columbia to carry out the following programs and activities of the Government of the District of Columbia: (1) payment of funeral and burial services of indigent residents of the District; (2) cash payments to needy patients in hospitals operated by or under contract with the District; (3) payment for the care of indigent persons in hospitals under sectarian and nonsectarian control; (4) payment of benefits to workers in District facilities; (5) payment for fire prevention and fire protection services to District Government institutions located outside the District; (6) expenditure of funds for the prevention and detection of crime by the Chief of Police; (7) payment of expenses of officers and members of the Metropolitan Police Department for attending pistol matches; (8) payment of rewards for information leading to the apprehension of criminal fugitives; (9) payment of a modest sum to prisoners released from a penal or correctional institution; (10) establishment of a Construction Services Working Fund; (11) payment of expenses related to snow and ice removal; (12) funding of grade-cross elimination projects; (13) matching funds for purchase of civil defense equipment and supplies; (14) payment for acquisition of land for the Washington aqueduct; (15) payment of administrative expenses of workmen's compensation law; (16) driver education programs; (17) furnishing of subsistence supplies and transportation for handicapped children attending special education classes; (18) compensation of personnel employed in the summer school program of the public school system; and (19) study of adequacy of service and of the need for regulation of the taxicab industry in the District. Authorizes appropriations to carry out the purposes of this Act.

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Timeline

1. 30 May 1973

   Introduced

   Referred to House Committee on District of Columbia.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 30 May 1973

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 30 May 1973

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 5 June 1973

   Reported

   Reported to House from the Committee on the District of Columbia with amendment, H. Rept. 93-256.

   Source: Committee

5. 5 June 1973

   Reported

   Reported to House from the Committee on the District of Columbia with amendment, H. Rept. 93-256.

   Source: Committee

6. 11 June 1973

   Vote

   Measure passed House, amended, roll call #205 (268-84).

   Source: Floor

7. 11 June 1973

   Vote

   Passed/agreed to in House: Measure passed House, amended, roll call #205 (268-84).

   Source: Floor

8. 12 June 1973

   Introduced

   Referred to Senate Committee on the District of Columbia.

   Source: IntroReferral

9. 1 August 1973

   Reported

   Reported to Senate from the Committee on the District of Columbiawith amendment, S. Rept. 93-372.

   Source: Committee

10. 1 August 1973

    Reported

    Reported to Senate from the Committee on the District of Columbiawith amendment, S. Rept. 93-372.

    Source: Committee

11. 2 August 1973

    Passed

    Measure passed Senate, amended.

    Source: Floor

12. 2 August 1973

    Passed

    Passed/agreed to in Senate: Measure passed Senate, amended.

    Source: Floor

13. 12 October 1973

    Passed

    House agreed to Senate amendments.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

14. 12 October 1973

    Passed

    Resolving differences -- House actions: House agreed to Senate amendments.

    Source: NotUsed

15. 16 October 1973

    Floor

    Measure presented to President.

    Source: Floor

16. 16 October 1973

    President

    Measure presented to President.

    Source: President

17. 26 October 1973

    President

    Public law 93-140.

    Source: President

18. 26 October 1973

    Became law

    Signed by President.

    Source: BecameLaw

19. 26 October 1973

    President

    Signed by President.

    Source: President

Votes

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Versions

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Documents

2 official files

• Public Law (PDF)

  Public Law · EN · 27 October 1973

  ViewDownloadOpen at official source

• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 30 May 1973

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Rep. Rees, Thomas M. [D-CA-23] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Diggs, Charles C., Jr. [D-MI-13] · D · Cosponsor
• · ssdt00 · Standing
• · hsdt00 · Standing

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