Docket HopperPart I · Bills · 119th H.R. 5856
H.R. 5856 · 119th CongressGovernment Operations and Politics

District of Columbia Government Title Equality Act has not moved since its introduction on Oct 28, 2025, with no cosponsors

Sponsored by Norton, Eleanor Holmes D-DC · no cosponsors
IntroducedOct 28, 2025
Reported—
Passed one chamber—
Passed both—
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What it changes · CRS summary

Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 72 words.

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.

Context
Committees
House Oversight and Government Reform Committee
Policy area
Government Operations and Politics: 580 of 5,914 bills became law, 113th–118th (9.8%)
Sponsor
6 of 559 bills enacted since 2013
Text versions
1: introduced in house · 719 words
Latest action
Oct 28, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Records
Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
Related bills · 0

The bill status record lists no related bills.

Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]