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the District of Columbia Law Revision Commission Act

Public Law 93-379 · H.R. 12832 · 93rd Congress · began in the House

Signed by Gerald Ford (R) on Aug 21, 1974 · Law

Sponsor: Rep. Charles Diggs (D-MI-13)

Cosponsors (10): Rep. Donald Fraser, Rep. Ronald Dellums,

Passage votesYeaNay

HouseRecorded vote: 220 yea, 119 nay220–119
SenateMethod not stated

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.

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Summary

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

District of Columbia Law Revision Commission Act - Establishes in the District of Columbia a District of Columbia Law Revision Commission.

Prescribes the method of appointing members and requires at least 8 members to be District of Columbia residents.

Sets forth the compensation for such members.

Directs the Commission to examine and propose revisions to the common law and statutes of the District of Columbia, giving special consideration to the criminal law.

Directs the Commission to prepare and recommend uniform rules of practice for judicial and administrative proceedings.

Terminates the Commission upon the filing of the Commission's annual report at the end of the fourth full calendar year after funds are first appropriated to the Commission unless extended by Congress.

Authorizes necessary appropriations to carry out this Act.

Who voted for it

Every House member of the 93rd Congress on the ideology compass. Highlighted: the 232 who voted yea on final passage. Faded: everyone else, including those who voted nay, did not vote, or had not yet taken office.

232 yea129 nay71 present or did not vote

Dimension 2

Economic left–right

More liberalMore conservative

Democrats who voted yea(154)

Rep. Ronald DellumsD-CA-7
Rep. Pete StarkD-CA-8
Rep. John MossD-CA-3
Rep. Elizabeth HoltzmanD-NY-16
Rep. Bella AbzugD-NY-20
Rep. Phillip BurtonD-CA-5
Rep. Louis StokesD-OH-21
Rep. Robert EckhardtD-TX-8
Rep. Bill ClayD-MO-1
Rep. Robert KastenmeierD-WI-2
Rep. Parren MitchellD-MD-7
Rep. Gus HawkinsD-CA-21
Rep. Patricia SchroederD-CO-1
Rep. Ralph MetcalfeD-IL-1
Rep. Henry GonzálezD-TX-20
Rep. William FordD-MI-15
Rep. Benjamin RosenthalD-NY-8
Rep. Leo RyanD-CA-11
Rep. Yvonne BurkeD-CA-37
Rep. Patsy MinkD-HI-2
Rep. Barbara JordanD-TX-18
Rep. George BrownD-CA-38
Rep. Cardiss CollinsD-IL-7
Rep. Frank ThompsonD-NJ-4
Rep. Charles DiggsD-MI-13
Rep. James O’HaraD-MI-12
Rep. Charles CarneyD-OH-19
Rep. Lucien NedziD-MI-14
Rep. John SeiberlingD-OH-14
Rep. Bertram PodellD-NY-13
Rep. William BarrettD-PA-1
Rep. John DentD-PA-21
Rep. Henry HelstoskiD-NJ-9
Rep. John BrademasD-IN-3
Rep. Teno RoncalioD-WY
Rep. George DanielsonD-CA-29
Rep. Donald FraserD-MN-5
Rep. Jonathan BinghamD-NY-22
Rep. Richard Vander VeenD-MI-5
Rep. Robert DrinanD-MA-4
Rep. William LehmanD-FL-13
Rep. Dante FascellD-FL-15
Rep. Tip O’NeillD-MA-8
Rep. Wayne HaysD-OH-18
Rep. Brock AdamsD-WA-7
Rep. James BurkeD-MA-11
Rep. Joshua EilbergD-PA-4
Rep. Paul SarbanesD-MD-3
Rep. Edward KochD-NY-18
Rep. Spark MatsunagaD-HI-1
Rep. James HowardD-NJ-3
Rep. Joseph AddabboD-NY-7
Rep. Dave ObeyD-WI-7
Rep. Thomas ReesD-CA-26
Rep. Chester HolifieldD-CA-19
Rep. Clarence LongD-MD-2
Rep. Gerry StuddsD-MA-12
Rep. William GreenD-PA-3
Rep. Thomas LukenD-OH-1
Rep. Frank BrascoD-NY-11
Rep. Jack BrooksD-TX-9
Rep. Leslie AspinD-WI-1
Rep. Mike McCormackD-WA-4
Rep. Sidney YatesD-IL-9
Rep. Douglas OwensD-UT-2
Rep. Harold JohnsonD-CA-2
Rep. James WrightD-TX-12
Rep. John McFallD-CA-15
Rep. Peter RodinoD-NJ-10
Rep. Claude PepperD-FL-14
Rep. Fernand St. GermainD-RI-1
Rep. Harley StaggersD-WV-2
Rep. Joseph EvinsD-TN-4
Rep. Peter KyrosD-ME-1
Rep. Charles VanikD-OH-22
Rep. Frank AnnunzioD-IL-11
Rep. Charles WilsonD-TX-2
Rep. John MurphyD-NY-17
Rep. Leonor SullivanD-MO-3
Rep. Robert BerglandD-MN-7
Rep. Charles PriceD-IL-23
Rep. Morris UdallD-AZ-2
Rep. Bernice SiskD-CA-16
Rep. Joseph KarthD-MN-4
Rep. John KluczynskiD-IL-5
Rep. Richard FultonD-TN-5
Rep. Thomas MorganD-PA-22
Rep. Hugh CareyD-NY-15
Rep. Gillis LongD-LA-8
Rep. William MoorheadD-PA-14
Rep. Kenneth HechlerD-WV-4
Rep. Richard BollingD-MO-5
Rep. Morgan MurphyD-IL-2
Rep. Harold DonohueD-MA-3
Rep. Dominick DanielsD-NJ-14
Rep. Abraham KazenD-TX-23
Rep. Joseph VigoritoD-PA-24
Rep. Martha GriffithsD-MI-17
Rep. Robert MollohanD-WV-1
Rep. Frederick RooneyD-PA-15
Rep. Torbert MacdonaldD-MA-7
Rep. Robert JonesD-AL-5
Rep. Daniel FloodD-PA-11
Rep. Carl PerkinsD-KY-7
Rep. Edward PattenD-NJ-15
Rep. Gus YatronD-PA-6
Rep. Robert RoeD-NJ-8
Rep. Frank EvansD-CO-3
Rep. Clement ZablockiD-WI-4
Rep. Daniel RostenkowskiD-IL-8
Rep. Frank ClarkD-PA-25
Rep. William CotterD-CT-1
Rep. Lester WolffD-NY-6
Rep. Joseph MinishD-NJ-11
Rep. Robert GiaimoD-CT-3
Rep. William NatcherD-KY-2
Rep. Thomas AshleyD-OH-9
Rep. Kika de la GarzaD-TX-15
Rep. John CulverD-IA-2
Rep. James HanleyD-NY-32
Rep. James DelaneyD-NY-9
Rep. Koln McKayD-UT-1
Rep. Ray ThorntonD-AR-4
Rep. Edward BolandD-MA-2
Rep. John BreauxD-LA-7
Rep. George ShipleyD-IL-22
Rep. John RoushD-IN-4
Rep. Sam GibbonsD-FL-7
Rep. Albert UllmanD-OR-2
Rep. Richard WhiteD-TX-16
Rep. Bo GinnD-GA-1
Rep. John BreckinridgeD-KY-6
Rep. Mendel DavisD-SC-1
Rep. William RandallD-MO-4
Rep. Williamson StuckeyD-GA-8
Rep. William RoyD-KS-2
Rep. Otis PikeD-NY-1
Rep. Frank StubblefieldD-KY-1
Rep. Thaddeus DulskiD-NY-37
Rep. Lunsford PreyerD-NC-6
Rep. Ike AndrewsD-NC-4
Rep. Lee HamiltonD-IN-9
Rep. Robert CaseyD-TX-22
Rep. Romano MazzoliD-KY-3
Rep. Samuel StrattonD-NY-28
Rep. Bill GunterD-FL-5
Rep. Don FuquaD-FL-2
Rep. Roy TaylorD-NC-11
Rep. Jack BrinkleyD-GA-3
Rep. Lawrence FountainD-NC-2
Rep. Paul RogersD-FL-11
Rep. Charles BennettD-FL-3
Rep. Thomas DowningD-VA-1
Rep. Ovie FisherD-TX-21

Republicans who voted yea(78)

Rep. Charles WhalenR-OH-3
Rep. Margaret HecklerR-MA-10
Rep. Gilbert GudeR-MD-8
Rep. Robert SteeleR-CT-2
Rep. Peter PeyserR-NY-23
Rep. Matthew RinaldoR-NJ-12
Rep. Edward BiesterR-PA-8
Rep. Paul CroninR-MA-5
Rep. Mark AndrewsR-ND
Rep. Joseph McDadeR-PA-10
Rep. Pete McCloskeyR-CA-17
Rep. John StantonR-OH-11
Rep. Frank HortonR-NY-34
Rep. Ronald SarasinR-CT-5
Rep. Stewart McKinneyR-CT-4
Rep. Benjamin GilmanR-NY-26
Rep. Charles MosherR-OH-13
Rep. William WidnallR-NJ-7
Rep. Wendell WyattR-OR-1
Rep. Bob MathiasR-CA-18
Rep. Tim CarterR-KY-5
Rep. Thomas RailsbackR-IL-19
Rep. Marvin EschR-MI-2
Rep. Hamilton FishR-NY-25
Rep. Donald MitchellR-NY-31
Rep. Henry HeinzR-PA-18
Rep. Robert CoughlinR-PA-13
Rep. Donald BrotzmanR-CO-2
Rep. Pierre du PontR-DE
Rep. Joseph MarazitiR-NJ-13
Rep. John AndersonR-IL-16
Rep. Tennyson GuyerR-OH-4
Rep. Lawrence WilliamsR-PA-7
Rep. Orval HansenR-ID-2
Rep. Jerry PettisR-CA-33
Rep. Joe SkubitzR-KS-5
Rep. Albert QuieR-MN-1
Rep. James ClevelandR-NH-2
Rep. George WhitehurstR-VA-2
Rep. James HastingsR-NY-39
Rep. James BroyhillR-NC-10
Rep. Bob WilsonR-CA-40
Rep. Philip RuppeR-MI-11
Rep. Louis FreyR-FL-9
Rep. Ralph RegulaR-OH-16
Rep. John BuchananR-AL-6
Rep. Dan KuykendallR-TN-8
Rep. Samuel YoungR-IL-10
Rep. David TowellR-NV
Rep. Edwin ForsytheR-NJ-6
Rep. Jack EdwardsR-AL-1
Rep. Paul FindleyR-IL-20
Rep. Elford CederbergR-MI-10
Rep. James QuillenR-TN-1
Rep. John DellenbackR-OR-4
Rep. John McCollisterR-NE-2
Rep. Henry SmithR-NY-36
Rep. John RhodesR-AZ-1
Rep. Richard MallaryR-VT
Rep. William FrenzelR-MN-3
Rep. Howard RobisonR-NY-27
Rep. Robert McCloryR-IL-13
Rep. Manley ButlerR-VA-6
Rep. Clair BurgenerR-CA-42
Rep. Garry BrownR-MI-3
Rep. Ancher NelsenR-MN-2
Rep. Jack KempR-NY-38
Rep. Leslie ArendsR-IL-15
Rep. Marion SnyderR-KY-4
Rep. Carlos MoorheadR-CA-20
Rep. Chalmers WylieR-OH-15
Rep. Robert LagomarsinoR-CA-13
Rep. Clarence MillerR-OH-10
Rep. Barber ConableR-NY-35
Rep. Charles WigginsR-CA-25
Rep. Benjamin BlackburnR-GA-4
Rep. Craig HosmerR-CA-32
Rep. David DennisR-IN-10

Data notes

The House’s recorded vote on the final version of the law (roll call 610 in Voteview), matched to the vote the record cites and checked against its totals. Positions are each member’s DW-NOMINATE score for that Congress, as on the Ideology page; left to right is more liberal to more conservative. Paired and announced yea votes count as yea. Lists follow the compass, most liberal first. A name links to a profile only for members of the current Congress. A law passed by voice vote or unanimous consent has no member list, and neither does a vote Voteview has not yet recorded.

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Committees

The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.

District of Columbia Committee · House · referred to, reported by
District of Columbia Committee · Senate · referred to, reported by

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Timeline

From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 10 actions.

Aug 21, 1974Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
PresidentPresident · Public law 93-379.
Aug 13, 1974PresidentPresident · Measure presented to President.
Aug 8, 1974FloorFloor · Measure passed Senate.
Aug 7, 1974CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate District of Columbia Committee
Mar 26, 1974CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate District of Columbia Committee
Mar 25, 1974FloorFloor · Measure passed House, amended, roll call #110 (220-119).House roll call 110
Mar 19, 1974CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House District of Columbia Committee
Feb 14, 1974CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House District of Columbia Committee
IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the House

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Shows the introduction, each committee and subcommittee step the source dates (referral, hearings, markup, report, discharge), and the floor, conference, presidential and became-law steps. Calendar placements, messages between the chambers, amendments and committee report numbers are not shown for laws before the 108th Congress. Two entries the source lists twice are shown once.

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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.