An act to amend the District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act to extend the authority of the Mayor to accept certain interim loans from the United States and to extend the authority of the Secretary of the Treasury to make such loans.
Public Law 97-40 · S. 640 · 97th Congress · began in the Senate
Signed by Ronald Reagan (R) on Aug 14, 1981 · Government Operations and Politics
Sponsor: Sen. Charles Mathias (R-MD)
Cosponsors: None
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 extend the interim loan authority of the Mayor of the District of Columbia to October 1, 1982, or the date of enactment of the fiscal year 1983 appropriation Act for the District, whichever is later.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
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. 12 actions.
- Aug 14, 1981Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 97-40.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Aug 5, 1981PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Aug 3, 1981Resolving differencesResolving differences · Senate agreed to House amendments by Voice vote.
- Jul 27, 1981FloorFloor · Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- Jun 3, 1981FloorFloor · Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.
- May 15, 1981CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
- Mar 18, 1981CommitteeCommittee · Hearings by Post Office and Civil Service Subcommittee of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
- Mar 13, 1981CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Post Office and Civil Service Subcommittee of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
- Mar 6, 1981CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the Senate
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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.