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District of Columbia Government Title Equality Act

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Passed One Chamber
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Passed Both
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Signed into Law
119th
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2025-10-28
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Eleanor Holmes Norton
Eleanor Holmes Norton
Democrat · DC · Representative
Votes with party: 96.6% (59 recorded votes)

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Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

2025-10-28

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Plain-English Summary

District of Columbia Government Title Equality Act This bill amends the District of Columbia (DC) Home Rule Act to change the titles of DC elected officials and offices so that the titles correspond to terms used by state governments. Under the bill, the Office of the Mayor becomes the Office of the Governor, the Council becomes the Legislative Assembly, and the Chairman of the Council becomes the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.

Plain-English rewrite of the Congressional Research Service summary published on Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed.

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