A bill to amend the act establishing a code of law for the District of Columbia to prohibit the unauthorized use of a motor vehicle obtained under a written rental or other agreement.
Public Law 94-526 · H.R. 10826 · 94th Congress · began in the House
Signed by Gerald Ford (R) on Oct 17, 1976 · Crime and Law Enforcement
Sponsor: Rep. Walter Fauntroy (D-DC)
Cosponsors: None
Passage votes
- HouseMethod not stated
- SenateMethod not stated
Data notes
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Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Prohibits the unauthorized use of a motor vehicle obtained under a written rental or other leasing agreement in the District of Columbia. Provides for fines of up to $1,000 and three years imprisonment for violations of this Act.
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
Data notes
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 13 actions.
- Oct 17, 1976Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- PresidentPresident · Public law 94-526.
- Oct 6, 1976PresidentPresident · Measure presented to President.
- PresidentPresident · Measure enrolled in Senate.
- Oct 5, 1976PresidentPresident · Measure enrolled in House.
- Sep 30, 1976FloorFloor · Measure passed Senate.
- Sep 29, 1976CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate District of Columbia Committee
- Apr 13, 1976CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate District of Columbia Committee
- Apr 12, 1976FloorFloor · Measure passed House, amended.
- FloorFloor · Measure called up by unanimous consent in House.
- Mar 15, 1976CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House District of Columbia Committee
- Nov 19, 1975CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House District of Columbia Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the House
Data notes
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.
Official record
The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.