A bill to amend the District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act to allow the issuance of revenue bonds to finance college and university programs which provide student educational loans.
Public Law 97-328 · H.R. 6276 · 97th Congress · began in the House
Signed by Ronald Reagan (R) on Oct 15, 1982 · Education
Sponsor: Rep. Mervyn Dymally (D-CA-31)
Cosponsors (4): Rep. Ronald Dellums, Rep. Walter Fauntroy,
Passage votes
- HouseVoice vote
- SenateVoice vote
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Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Amends the District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act to authorize the District of Columbia Council to issue revenue bonds to finance college and university programs that provide student educational loans.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
District of Columbia Committee · House · markup by, referred to, reported bySubcommittee: Fiscal Affairs and Health Subcommittee
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee · Senate · markup by, referred to, reported bySubcommittee: Post Office and Civil Service Subcommittee
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 16 actions.
- Oct 15, 1982Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 97-328.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Oct 4, 1982PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Oct 1, 1982FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
- Sep 28, 1982CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
- Sep 23, 1982CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
- Aug 16, 1982CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Post Office and Civil Service Subcommittee of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
- Aug 10, 1982CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
- Aug 9, 1982FloorFloor · Passed House by Voice Vote.
- Jul 15, 1982CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House District of Columbia Committee
- Jun 23, 1982CommitteeCommittee · Markup by House District of Columbia Committee
- May 26, 1982CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Fiscal Affairs and Health Subcommittee of the House District of Columbia Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Fiscal Affairs and Health Subcommittee of the House District of Columbia Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Fiscal Affairs and Health Subcommittee of the House District of Columbia Committee
- May 5, 1982CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House District of Columbia Committee
- 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.