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District of Columbia Appropriation Act of 1983

Public Law 97-378 · H.R. 7144 · 97th Congress · began in the House

Signed by Ronald Reagan (R) on Dec 22, 1982 · Economics and Public Finance

Sponsor: Rep. Julian Dixon (D-CA-28)

Cosponsors: None

Passage votesYeaNay

HouseRecorded vote: 288 yea, 79 nay288–79
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.

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Summary

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

(House receded and concurred in certain Senate amendments with amendments)

District of Columbia Appropriation Act of 1983 - Appropriates specified sums to the District of Columbia for FY 1983 for: (1) the Federal payment to the District of Columbia, provided there are a specified number of Metropolitan police officers hired by August 19, 1982; (2) a Federal contribution to the District to aid in the detection and prevention of crime; (3) the Department of Justice for use in the Superior Court Division of the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia; and (4) Federal loans to the District for capital outlay, including rescission of a specified amount in capital loan authority.

Appropriates specified sums out of the District of Columbia general fund for the current fiscal year for: (1) governmental direction and support, including a specified amount for the District of Columbia Retirement Board; (2) economic development and regulation; (3) public safety and justice, including specified amounts earmarked for the settlement of claims and disputes and for the Chief of Police to aid in the prevention and detection of crimes; (4) public education, including funds earmarked for the public school driver education program and for the District of Columbia Teachers' Retirement Fund; (5) human support services; including a specified limit on the amount paid by the District of Columbia to Saint Elizabeths Hospital as reimbursement; (6) transportation services and assistance; (7) environmental services and supply with a specified amount earmarked for transfer to the Water and Sewer Enterprise Fund; (8) personal services; (9) repayment of specified loans and interest; (10) repayment of the cash portion of the general fund deficit; (11) reduction of the energy budgets of various agencies; (12) capital outlay; (13) the Water and Sewer Enterprise Fund and water projects with the requirement that the restrictions placed on general fund capital improvement projects shall apply to water projects; (14) the Washington Convention Center Enterprise Fund; and (15) the Lottery and Charitable Games Enterprise Fund provided no Federal funds shall be used to support the lottery activities.

Sets forth general provisions covering spending limitations on the appropriations made by this Act, including a prohibition against using such funds for abortions except where the mother's life is endangered or where necessary for victims of rape or incest.

Prohibits obligating or spending funds appropriated by this Act through reprogramming, unless the reprogramming was approved according to specified procedures.

Authorizes the Mayor to establish the salary of the City Administrator and the per diem compensation of the board members of the Redevelopment Land Agency.

Declares that the District of Columbia Government Merit Personnel Act shall apply with respect to the compensation of District employees.

Prohibits the transportation of District municipal waste to landfills outside the District other than to currently used landfills, until the required permits have been issued.

Who voted for it

Every House member of the 97th Congress on the ideology compass. Highlighted: the 289 who voted yea on final passage. Faded: everyone else, including those who voted nay, did not vote, or had not yet taken office.

289 yea80 nay64 present or did not vote

Dimension 2

Economic left–right

More liberalMore conservative

Democrats who voted yea(188)

Rep. Tom HarkinD-IA-5
Rep. Patricia SchroederD-CO-1
Rep. Parren MitchellD-MD-7
Rep. John ConyersD-MI-1
Rep. Ronald DellumsD-CA-8
Rep. Henry GonzálezD-TX-20
Rep. George CrockettD-MI-13
Rep. Mickey LelandD-TX-18
Rep. Gus SavageD-IL-2
Rep. Shirley ChisholmD-NY-12
Rep. Louis StokesD-OH-21
Rep. Phillip BurtonD-CA-6
Rep. Charlie RangelD-NY-19
Rep. Theodore WeissD-NY-20
Rep. Edward RoybalD-CA-25
Rep. Harold FordD-TN-8
Rep. John SeiberlingD-OH-14
Rep. Robert KastenmeierD-WI-2
Rep. Don EdwardsD-CA-10
Rep. Robert GarciaD-NY-21
Rep. George BrownD-CA-36
Rep. Anthony BeilensonD-CA-23
Rep. William FordD-MI-15
Rep. James OberstarD-MN-8
Rep. Cardiss CollinsD-IL-7
Rep. Pete StarkD-CA-9
Rep. David BoniorD-MI-12
Rep. Peter RodinoD-NJ-10
Rep. Julian DixonD-CA-28
Rep. Victor FazioD-CA-4
Rep. Harold WashingtonD-IL-1
Rep. Jonathan BinghamD-NY-22
Rep. George MillerD-CA-7
Rep. Gus HawkinsD-CA-29
Rep. Paul SimonD-IL-24
Rep. Katie HallD-IN-1
Rep. Benjamin RosenthalD-NY-8
Rep. Matthew MartínezD-CA-30
Rep. Gerry StuddsD-MA-12
Rep. John DingellD-MI-16
Rep. Henry ReussD-WI-5
Rep. James ScheuerD-NY-11
Rep. Daniel AkakaD-HI-2
Rep. Richard OttingerD-NY-24
Rep. Robert MatsuiD-CA-3
Rep. William CoyneD-PA-14
Rep. Dale KildeeD-MI-7
Rep. Claude PepperD-FL-14
Rep. John WilliamsD-MT-1
Rep. Michael LowryD-WA-7
Rep. James HowardD-NJ-3
Rep. Sidney YatesD-IL-9
Rep. John MoakleyD-MA-9
Rep. Stephen SolarzD-NY-13
Rep. Bruce VentoD-MN-4
Rep. Dave ObeyD-WI-7
Rep. Barney FrankD-MA-4
Rep. Robert EdgarD-PA-7
Rep. Joseph AddabboD-NY-7
Rep. Chuck SchumerD-NY-16
Rep. Norman MinetaD-CA-13
Rep. Albert GoreD-TN-4
Rep. Bernard DwyerD-NJ-15
Rep. Brian DonnellyD-MA-11
Rep. Barbara MikulskiD-MD-3
Rep. Raymond KogovsekD-CO-3
Rep. Ed MarkeyD-MA-7
Rep. Robert MollohanD-WV-1
Rep. Geraldine FerraroD-NY-9
Rep. Steny HoyerD-MD-5
Rep. Anthony CoelhoD-CA-15
Rep. Martin FrostD-TX-24
Rep. Charles PriceD-IL-23
Rep. Barbara KennellyD-CT-1
Rep. Frank GuariniD-NJ-14
Rep. Mary OakarD-OH-20
Rep. James WrightD-TX-12
Rep. Morris UdallD-AZ-2
Rep. Matthew McHughD-NY-27
Rep. Mario BiaggiD-NY-10
Rep. Frank AnnunzioD-IL-11
Rep. Nicholas MavroulesD-MA-6
Rep. Carl PerkinsD-KY-7
Rep. Howard WolpeD-MI-3
Rep. James MattoxD-TX-5
Rep. Dennis HertelD-MI-14
Rep. Ron WydenD-OR-3
Rep. Peter PeyserD-NY-23
Rep. John FaryD-IL-5
Rep. Joseph MinishD-NJ-11
Rep. Gillis LongD-LA-8
Rep. Jack BrooksD-TX-9
Rep. John MurthaD-PA-12
Rep. Tom LantosD-CA-11
Rep. Bill AlexanderD-AR-1
Rep. James FlorioD-NJ-1
Rep. Henry NowakD-NY-37
Rep. Lindy BoggsD-LA-2
Rep. Clement ZablockiD-WI-4
Rep. Jerome TraxlerD-MI-8
Rep. Les AuCoinD-OR-1
Rep. Leslie AspinD-WI-1
Rep. Daniel RostenkowskiD-IL-8
Rep. David EvansD-IN-6
Rep. Robert RoeD-NJ-8
Rep. Allan SwiftD-WA-2
Rep. Don BonkerD-WA-3
Rep. Fernand St. GermainD-RI-1
Rep. Dennis EckartD-OH-22
Rep. Donald PeaseD-OH-13
Rep. Timothy WirthD-CO-2
Rep. Charles DowdyD-MS-4
Rep. Edward BolandD-MA-2
Rep. Walter JonesD-NC-1
Rep. Jerry PattersonD-CA-38
Rep. John LaFalceD-NY-36
Rep. Sam GejdensonD-CT-2
Rep. Stanley LundineD-NY-39
Rep. Robert ShamanskyD-OH-12
Rep. Charles RoseD-NC-7
Rep. Leon PanettaD-CA-16
Rep. Michael SynarD-OK-2
Rep. Cecil HeftelD-HI-1
Rep. Neal SmithD-IA-4
Rep. Byron DorganD-ND
Rep. Tom BevillD-AL-4
Rep. Wyche FowlerD-GA-5
Rep. Kika de la GarzaD-TX-15
Rep. David BowenD-MS-2
Rep. William NatcherD-KY-2
Rep. Tom DaschleD-SD-1
Rep. Dick GephardtD-MO-3
Rep. Michael BarnesD-MD-8
Rep. Douglas WalgrenD-PA-18
Rep. Berkley BedellD-IA-6
Rep. Wes WatkinsD-OK-3
Rep. Ronnie FlippoD-AL-5
Rep. Clarence LongD-MD-2
Rep. Jamie WhittenD-MS-1
Rep. Floyd FithianD-IN-2
Rep. Robert YoungD-MO-2
Rep. William BonerD-TN-5
Rep. Beryl AnthonyD-AR-4
Rep. Ed JonesD-TN-7
Rep. Butler DerrickD-SC-3
Rep. Ike AndrewsD-NC-4
Rep. Abraham KazenD-TX-23
Rep. Samuel StrattonD-NY-28
Rep. Martin RussoD-IL-3
Rep. Norman D’AmoursD-NH-1
Rep. Harold VolkmerD-MO-9
Rep. Glenn AndersonD-CA-32
Rep. Gus YatronD-PA-6
Rep. Royden DysonD-MD-1
Rep. Romano MazzoliD-KY-3
Rep. Austin MurphyD-PA-22
Rep. William HughesD-NJ-2
Rep. Charles HatcherD-GA-2
Rep. Charles WilsonD-TX-2
Rep. Daniel GlickmanD-KS-4
Rep. Stephen NealD-NC-5
Rep. Charles WhitleyD-NC-3
Rep. Bill NelsonD-FL-9
Rep. Philip SharpD-IN-10
Rep. Jack BrinkleyD-GA-3
Rep. Lee HamiltonD-IN-9
Rep. Carroll HubbardD-KY-1
Rep. Sam GibbonsD-FL-7
Rep. Jake PickleD-TX-10
Rep. Andrew JacobsD-IN-11
Rep. Douglas ApplegateD-OH-18
Rep. Earl HuttoD-FL-1
Rep. William ChappellD-FL-4
Rep. Richard WhiteD-TX-16
Rep. Ed JenkinsD-GA-9
Rep. Elliott LevitasD-GA-4
Rep. Jack HightowerD-TX-13
Rep. Charles BennettD-FL-3
Rep. William NicholsD-AL-3
Rep. Druie BarnardD-GA-10
Rep. Lawrence FountainD-NC-2
Rep. John BreauxD-LA-7
Rep. Thomas HuckabyD-LA-5
Rep. Billy TauzinD-LA-3
Rep. Sonny MontgomeryD-MS-3
Rep. James LeathD-TX-11
Rep. Dan DanielD-VA-5
Rep. Buddy RoemerD-LA-4

Republicans who voted yea(100)

Rep. Claudine SchneiderR-RI-2
Rep. Bill GreenR-NY-18
Rep. Matthew RinaldoR-NJ-12
Rep. Jim JeffordsR-VT
Rep. Margaret HecklerR-MA-10
Rep. Silvio ConteR-MA-1
Rep. Charles DoughertyR-PA-4
Rep. Stewart McKinneyR-CT-4
Rep. Benjamin GilmanR-NY-26
Rep. Joseph McDadeR-PA-10
Rep. Lyle WilliamsR-OH-19
Rep. Jim LeachR-IA-1
Rep. Hamilton FishR-NY-25
Rep. Chris SmithR-NJ-4
Rep. Carl PursellR-MI-2
Rep. Joel PritchardR-WA-1
Rep. Thomas RailsbackR-IL-19
Rep. Olympia SnoweR-ME-2
Rep. Huey DeckardR-IN-8
Rep. James NelliganR-PA-11
Rep. George O’BrienR-IL-17
Rep. William WamplerR-VA-9
Rep. John DuncanR-TN-2
Rep. William ClingerR-PA-23
Rep. Arlen ErdahlR-MN-1
Rep. Harold SawyerR-MI-5
Rep. Donald ClausenR-CA-2
Rep. Jack EdwardsR-AL-1
Rep. Thomas EvansR-DE
Rep. Norman LentR-NY-4
Rep. Guy MolinariR-NY-17
Rep. Ralph RegulaR-OH-16
Rep. Marge RoukemaR-NJ-7
Rep. Frank WolfR-VA-10
Rep. Thomas TaukeR-IA-2
Rep. James DunnR-MI-6
Rep. John HammerschmidtR-AR-3
Rep. Stanford ParrisR-VA-8
Rep. John PorterR-IL-10
Rep. Chalmers WylieR-OH-15
Rep. David MarriottR-UT-2
Rep. Guy Vander JagtR-MI-9
Rep. Hal RogersR-KY-5
Rep. Elwood HillisR-IN-5
Rep. Sidney MorrisonR-WA-4
Rep. James CourterR-NJ-13
Rep. James CoyneR-PA-8
Rep. Doug BereuterR-NE-1
Rep. Paul TribleR-VA-1
Rep. Marion SnyderR-KY-4
Rep. George WhitehurstR-VA-2
Rep. Lynn MartinR-IL-16
Rep. Bobbi FiedlerR-CA-21
Rep. Robert CoughlinR-PA-13
Rep. William CarneyR-NY-1
Rep. Clarence BrownR-OH-7
Rep. Edward WeberR-OH-9
Rep. George WortleyR-NY-32
Rep. W. Bill YoungR-FL-6
Rep. Henry HydeR-IL-6
Rep. Charles PashayanR-CA-17
Rep. David MartinR-NY-30
Rep. John MyersR-IN-7
Rep. Robert McCloryR-IL-13
Rep. Edward MadiganR-IL-21
Rep. Edwin BethuneR-AR-2
Rep. Newton GingrichR-GA-6
Rep. Thomas EvansR-IA-3
Rep. William BroomfieldR-MI-19
Rep. Willis GradisonR-OH-1
Rep. William MooreR-LA-6
Rep. Gene TaylorR-MO-7
Rep. Arlan StangelandR-MN-7
Rep. Jack KempR-NY-38
Rep. Clay ShawR-FL-12
Rep. Robert WhittakerR-KS-5
Rep. John ErlenbornR-IL-14
Rep. William LoweryR-CA-41
Rep. Thomas CorcoranR-IL-15
Rep. Edwin ForsytheR-NJ-6
Rep. Duncan HunterR-CA-42
Rep. James RobinsonR-VA-7
Rep. Gregory CarmanR-NY-3
Rep. Robert MichelR-IL-18
Rep. Eugene ChappieR-CA-1
Rep. Clair BurgenerR-CA-43
Rep. Tom BlileyR-VA-3
Rep. Bill ThomasR-CA-18
Rep. Kenneth KramerR-CO-5
Rep. Barber ConableR-NY-35
Rep. William FrenzelR-MN-3
Rep. William GoodlingR-PA-19
Rep. Marjorie HoltR-MD-4
Rep. Thomas KindnessR-OH-8
Rep. Edward DerwinskiR-IL-4
Rep. Wayne GrishamR-CA-33
Rep. Manley ButlerR-VA-6
Rep. William DickinsonR-AL-2
Rep. Robert BadhamR-CA-40
Rep. Daniel LungrenR-CA-34

Data notes

The House’s recorded vote on the final version of the law (roll call 801 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. 1 yea vote was cast by members of neither major party and is highlighted on the compass but not listed. 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.

Appropriations Committee · House · markup by, referred to, reported bySubcommittee: District of Columbia Subcommittee

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Timeline

From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 26 actions.

Dec 22, 1982Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 97-378.
Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
Dec 21, 1982PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
Dec 18, 1982Resolving differencesResolving differences · Senate agreed to House amendment to Senate amendmentsNos.3,7,17,23,33,34,35,39,40, and 41. By Voice Vote.
Resolving differencesResolving differences · Senate agreed to conference report by Voice Vote.
Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference report agreed to in Senate: Senate agreed to conference report by Voice Vote.
Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference report considered in Senate.
Dec 17, 1982Resolving differencesResolving differences · House Receded and Concurred With an Amendment in Senate Amendments 003, 007, 017, 023, 033, 034, 035, 039, 040, 041.
Resolving differencesResolving differences · House Receded and Concurred in Senate Amendments 004, 006.
Resolving differencesResolving differences · House Agreed to Conference Report by Yea-Nay Vote: 288 - 79 (Record Vote No: 477).House roll call 477
Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference report agreed to in House: House Agreed to Conference Report by Yea-Nay Vote: 288 - 79 (Record Vote No: 477).House roll call 477
Dec 15, 1982Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference Report 97-972 Filed in House.
Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference report filed: Conference Report 97-972 Filed in House.
Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conferees agreed to file conference report.
Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference committee actions: Conferees agreed to file conference report.
Dec 13, 1982Resolving differencesResolving differences · House Agreed to Request for Conference and Speaker Appointed Conferees: Dixon, Natcher, Stokes, Wilson, Lehman, Whitten, Coughlin, Green, Porter, Conte.
Resolving differencesResolving differences · House Disagreed to Senate Amendments by Unanimous Consent.
Dec 7, 1982Resolving differencesResolving differences · Senate insists on its amendments, asks for a conference, appoints conferees D'Amato; Specter; Weicker; Hatfield; Leahy; Bumpers; Proxmire.
FloorFloor · Passed Senate with amendments by Yea-Nay Vote. 71-22. Record Vote No: 397.Senate roll call 397
Sep 30, 1982FloorFloor · Passed House by Voice Vote.
Sep 21, 1982CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Appropriations Committee
CommitteeCommittee · Markup by House Appropriations Committee
IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the House
Jun 24, 1982CommitteeCommittee · Hearings by District of Columbia Subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee
Feb 8, 1982CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Appropriations Committee
CommitteeCommittee · Referred to District of Columbia Subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee

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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.