HR 5856
District of Columbia Government Title Equality Act
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.
Bill status
- Status
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton [D-DC-At Large]
- Cosponsors
- 0
- Policy area
- Government Operations and Politics
- Introduced
- 2025-10-28
- Latest action
- 2025-10-28: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Committee referrals
Recent actions
- 2025-10-28: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
- 2025-10-28: Introduced in House
- 2025-10-28: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1009)
- 2025-10-28: Introduced in House