District of Columbia Revenue Bond Act of 1989
Public Law 101-158 · H.R. 3287 · 101st Congress · began in the House
Signed by George H. W. Bush (R) on Nov 17, 1989 · Government Operations and Politics
Sponsor: Rep. Tom Bliley (R-VA-3)
Cosponsors (4): Rep. Ronald Dellums, Rep. Stanford Parris,
Passage votes
- HouseUnanimous consent
- SenateVoice vote
Data notes
The final version of the law, as each chamber passed it. A chamber that passed it by voice vote or unanimous consent has no count. “Method not stated” means the record does not say how the chamber voted. Where the record has a member-by-member vote, the “Who voted for it” section shows who voted yea.
Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
District of Columbia Revenue Bond Act of 1989 - Waives the period of congressional review for certain District of Columbia Acts authorizing the issuance, sale, and delivery of revenue bonds by specified organizations. Makes such Acts effective upon enactment of this Act.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
District of Columbia Committee · House · discharged from, referred toSubcommittee: Fiscal Affairs and Health Subcommittee
Data notes
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 12 actions.
- Nov 17, 1989Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 101-158.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Nov 8, 1989PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Nov 3, 1989FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
- Oct 2, 1989FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- FloorFloor · On passage Passed without objection.
- FloorFloor · Mr. Morrison (CT) asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.
- FloorFloor · Considered by unanimous consent.
- CommitteeCommittee · Discharged from House District of Columbia Committee
- Sep 25, 1989CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Fiscal Affairs and Health Subcommittee of the House District of Columbia Committee
- Sep 19, 1989CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House District of Columbia Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the House
Data notes
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Official record
The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.