District of Columbia: Issues in the 108th Congress

Boyd, Eugene

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Congress;    Congressional sessions;    District of Columbia;   

RP-ID  :  RL31771
RP-ID  :  RL31771 2003-03-10

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来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This report provides an overview of District of Columbia-related policy and funding issues of interest to Congress. The United States Constitution gives Congress exclusive legislative authority over the affairs of the District of Columbia. As a result, the 108th Congress may debate a number of funding, governance, and constitutional issues affecting the District of Columbia, including approval of the city’s budget, enactment of a general federal payment, budget autonomy for the city, and voting representation in Congress. In addition, Congress will consider whether to continue to include in the District’s appropriations bills for FY2003 and FY2004, a number of controversial general provisions that District officials claim infringe on the principles of home rule.