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District of Columbia Police Authorization and Expansion Act of 1989

Public Law 101-223 · H.R. 1502 · 101st Congress · began in the House

Signed by George H. W. Bush (R) on Dec 12, 1989 · Crime and Law Enforcement

Sponsor: Rep. Walter Fauntroy (D-DC)

Cosponsors: None

Passage votes

  • HouseUnanimous consent
  • SenateVoice vote
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Summary

The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.

District of Columbia Police Authorization and Expansion Act of 1989 - Amends the District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act to authorize appropriations for FY 1990 through 1994 for 700 additional officers and members of the Metropolitan Police Department (D.C. Police) of the District of Columbia. Makes such funding available only for salaries and expenses of the D.C. Police in excess of the authorized level of 4,355 members of the department for FY 1989. Prohibits the use of such funds in FY 1990 until the Mayor develops and submits a community-oriented policing system plan to specified congressional committees. Prohibits the use of such funds after FY 1990 until the Mayor notifies such committees that a community-oriented policing system has been implemented in the District of Columbia.

Requires the Joint Committee on Judicial Administration in the District of Columbia to report to the Congress on: (1) the resources available to D.C. courts; (2) the feasibility and cost of increasing D.C. court personnel; and (3) the need for changes in detention and sentencing guidelines and the social services program of the D.C. courts. Directs the Attorney General to report to the Congress on the potential effects of increased efforts to eliminate drug-related criminal activity in the District of Columbia on crime and law enforcement in the D.C. metropolitan area.

Requires the District of Columbia to request the Director of the Bureau of Prisons and the Director of the National Institute of Corrections to provide it with technical assistance and training in the development of a criminal recordkeeping and classification system providing the basis for a uniform strategy for managing and evaluating the processing of D.C. criminals.

Amends the District of Columbia Uniform Controlled Substances Act of 1981 to require that proceeds from the sale of forfeited property be used to finance law enforcement activities of the D.C. Police.

Directs the D.C. Police to disseminate its unexpurgated adult arrest records to members of the court and law enforcement officers without cost and without the authorization of persons to whom such records relate.

Authorizes appropriations for the implementation of a Police Corps program in West Virginia and the District of Columbia assisting up to 25 college or graduate students in each of such jurisdictions in paying for their education if they agree to serve for at least four years as law enforcement officers in West Virginia or the District of Columbia.

Committees

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Timeline

From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 30 actions.

  1. Dec 12, 1989Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 101-223.
  2. Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
  3. Dec 1, 1989PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
  4. Nov 20, 1989Resolving differencesResolving differences · Senate agreed to the House amendments to the Senate amendment by Voice Vote.
  5. Nov 2, 1989Resolving differencesResolving differences · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  6. Resolving differencesResolving differences · On motion that the House agree with amendments to the Senate amendment Agreed to without objection.
  7. Resolving differencesResolving differences · Mr. Dellums asked unanimous consent that the House agree with amendments to the Senate amendment.
  8. FloorFloor · The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
  9. Sep 14, 1989FloorFloor · Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.
  10. FloorFloor · The committee substitute as amended agreed to by Voice Vote.
  11. FloorFloor · Amendment SP 749 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
  12. FloorFloor · Amendment SP 748 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
  13. FloorFloor · Amendment SP 747 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
  14. FloorFloor · Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
  15. Sep 12, 1989CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
  16. Jul 13, 1989CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
  17. Jun 14, 1989CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
  18. Jun 13, 1989FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  19. FloorFloor · On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 289 - 105 (Roll no. 82).House roll call 82
  20. FloorFloor · Yeas and Nays were ordered. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed.
  21. FloorFloor · On ordering a second Agreed to without objection.
  22. FloorFloor · Mr. Bliley demanded a second on the motion to suspend the rules.
  23. FloorFloor · Mr. Dellums moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  24. Apr 27, 1989CommitteeCommittee · Markup by House District of Columbia Committee
  25. Apr 13, 1989CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Fiscal Affairs and Health Subcommittee of the House District of Columbia Committee
  26. CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Fiscal Affairs and Health Subcommittee of the House District of Columbia Committee
  27. CommitteeCommittee · Hearings by Fiscal Affairs and Health Subcommittee of the House District of Columbia Committee
  28. Mar 29, 1989CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Fiscal Affairs and Health Subcommittee of the House District of Columbia Committee
  29. Mar 20, 1989CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House District of Columbia Committee
  30. IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the House
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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.