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District of Columbia Appropriation Act, 1982

Public Law 97-91 · H.R. 4522 · 97th Congress · began in the House

Signed by Ronald Reagan (R) on Dec 4, 1981 · Economics and Public Finance

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

Cosponsors: None

Passage votesYeaNay

HouseRecorded vote: 228 yea, 174 nay228–174
SenateVoice vote

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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 an amendment)

District of Columbia Appropriation Act, 1982 - Appropriates specified sums to the District of Columbia for fiscal year 1982 for: (1) the Federal payment to the District of Columbia; and (2) the Federal loan to the District for capital outlay.

Appropriates specified sums out of the District of Columbia general fund for fiscal year 1982 for: (1) governmental direction and support; (2) economic development and regulation, with a requirement that a special fund be established to assure that non-Federal District revenues provide the money for the Lottery and Charitable Games Control Board; (3) the Lottery and Charitable Games Enterprise Fund; (4) public safety and justice, with a specified amount earmarked for the Joint Committee on Judicial Administration; (5) public education; (6) human support services; (7) transportation services and assistance; (8) environmental services and supply; (9) personal services; (10) repayment of specified loans and interest; (11) elimination of the general fund deficit; (12) establishment of the contingent services fund; (13) capital outlay; (14) the Water and Sewer Enterprise Fund; and (15) the Washington Convention Center Enterprise Fund.

Sets forth general provisions covering spending limitations on the appropriations made by this Act, including prohibitions against using such funds for: (1) abortion, except where the mother's life is endangered or where necessary for victims of rape or incest; (2) a lottery for hiring police or firefighters; (3) transportation of municipal waste to landfills outside the district that are not currently used, until the required permits have been issued; (4) a personal servant for any District officer or employee; and (5) passenger cars which get less than 22 miles per gallon of gas.

Requires the fiscal year 1983 budget for the District of Columbia to be transmitted to the Congress by April 15, 1982.

Who voted for it

Every House member of the 97th Congress on the ideology compass. Highlighted: the 234 who voted yea on final passage. Faded: everyone else, including those who voted nay, did not vote, or had not yet taken office.

234 yea180 nay19 present or did not vote

Dimension 2

Economic left–right

More liberalMore conservative

Democrats who voted yea(173)

Rep. Bill ClayD-MO-1
Rep. Martin SaboD-MN-5
Rep. Tom HarkinD-IA-5
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. Mervyn DymallyD-CA-31
Rep. Louis StokesD-OH-21
Rep. Phillip BurtonD-CA-6
Rep. Charlie RangelD-NY-19
Rep. William GrayD-PA-2
Rep. Frederick RichmondD-NY-14
Rep. John BurtonD-CA-5
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. James OberstarD-MN-8
Rep. Cardiss CollinsD-IL-7
Rep. Pete StarkD-CA-9
Rep. William BrodheadD-MI-17
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. Benjamin RosenthalD-NY-8
Rep. William LehmanD-FL-13
Rep. Toby MoffettD-CT-6
Rep. Gerry StuddsD-MA-12
Rep. John DingellD-MI-16
Rep. Henry ReussD-WI-5
Rep. James ShannonD-MA-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. Henry WaxmanD-CA-24
Rep. Dale KildeeD-MI-7
Rep. Nick RahallD-WV-4
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. George DanielsonD-CA-30
Rep. John MoakleyD-MA-9
Rep. Thomas DowneyD-NY-2
Rep. Stephen SolarzD-NY-13
Rep. Bruce VentoD-MN-4
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. Donald BaileyD-PA-21
Rep. Anthony CoelhoD-CA-15
Rep. Martin FrostD-TX-24
Rep. Charles PriceD-IL-23
Rep. Frank GuariniD-NJ-14
Rep. Dante FascellD-FL-15
Rep. Mary OakarD-OH-20
Rep. James WrightD-TX-12
Rep. Morris UdallD-AZ-2
Rep. Matthew McHughD-NY-27
Rep. Joseph SmithD-PA-3
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. Adam BenjaminD-IN-1
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. William RatchfordD-CT-5
Rep. James BlanchardD-MI-18
Rep. Tom LantosD-CA-11
Rep. Bill AlexanderD-AR-1
Rep. James FlorioD-NJ-1
Rep. Henry NowakD-NY-37
Rep. Leo ZeferettiD-NY-15
Rep. Lindy BoggsD-LA-2
Rep. Clement ZablockiD-WI-4
Rep. Jerome TraxlerD-MI-8
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. Joseph GaydosD-PA-20
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. Kika de la GarzaD-TX-15
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. Clarence LongD-MD-2
Rep. Floyd FithianD-IN-2
Rep. Robert YoungD-MO-2
Rep. Beryl AnthonyD-AR-4
Rep. James JonesD-OK-1
Rep. Butler DerrickD-SC-3
Rep. Samuel StrattonD-NY-28
Rep. Bill HefnerD-NC-8
Rep. Norman D’AmoursD-NH-1
Rep. Glenn AndersonD-CA-32
Rep. Gus YatronD-PA-6
Rep. Daniel MicaD-FL-11
Rep. Kenneth HollandD-SC-5
Rep. Don FuquaD-FL-2
Rep. Austin MurphyD-PA-22
Rep. Charles HatcherD-GA-2
Rep. Charles WilsonD-TX-2
Rep. Stephen NealD-NC-5
Rep. Philip SharpD-IN-10
Rep. Jack BrinkleyD-GA-3
Rep. Lee HamiltonD-IN-9
Rep. Carroll HubbardD-KY-1
Rep. Jake PickleD-TX-10
Rep. Andrew JacobsD-IN-11
Rep. Earl HuttoD-FL-1
Rep. Richard WhiteD-TX-16
Rep. Billy EvansD-GA-8
Rep. Elliott LevitasD-GA-4

Republicans who voted yea(60)

Rep. Harold HollenbeckR-NJ-9
Rep. Claudine SchneiderR-RI-2
Rep. Bill GreenR-NY-18
Rep. Jim JeffordsR-VT
Rep. Lawrence DeNardisR-CT-3
Rep. Silvio ConteR-MA-1
Rep. Marc MarksR-PA-24
Rep. Stewart McKinneyR-CT-4
Rep. Robert DavisR-MI-11
Rep. Frank HortonR-NY-34
Rep. Joseph McDadeR-PA-10
Rep. Lyle WilliamsR-OH-19
Rep. Carl PursellR-MI-2
Rep. Eugene AtkinsonR-PA-25
Rep. Joel PritchardR-WA-1
Rep. Thomas RailsbackR-IL-19
Rep. Donald MitchellR-NY-31
Rep. Olympia SnoweR-ME-2
Rep. George O’BrienR-IL-17
Rep. William ClingerR-PA-23
Rep. Arlen ErdahlR-MN-1
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. Frank WolfR-VA-10
Rep. James DunnR-MI-6
Rep. Stanford ParrisR-VA-8
Rep. John PorterR-IL-10
Rep. John StantonR-OH-11
Rep. Chalmers WylieR-OH-15
Rep. David MarriottR-UT-2
Rep. Guy Vander JagtR-MI-9
Rep. Raymond McGrathR-NY-5
Rep. James CoyneR-PA-8
Rep. Paul TribleR-VA-1
Rep. Lynn MartinR-IL-16
Rep. Robert CoughlinR-PA-13
Rep. William CarneyR-NY-1
Rep. Larry HopkinsR-KY-6
Rep. Edward WeberR-OH-9
Rep. George WortleyR-NY-32
Rep. Henry HydeR-IL-6
Rep. John MyersR-IN-7
Rep. Robert McCloryR-IL-13
Rep. Steven GundersonR-WI-3
Rep. Newton GingrichR-GA-6
Rep. Joseph SkeenR-NM-2
Rep. Willis GradisonR-OH-1
Rep. John ErlenbornR-IL-14
Rep. Gregory CarmanR-NY-3
Rep. Robert MichelR-IL-18
Rep. Gary LeeR-NY-33
Rep. John LeBoutillierR-NY-6
Rep. Clair BurgenerR-CA-43
Rep. Tom BlileyR-VA-3
Rep. Bill ThomasR-CA-18
Rep. Thomas KindnessR-OH-8
Rep. Thomas HartnettR-SC-1

Data notes

The House’s recorded vote on the final version of the law (roll call 295 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
Appropriations Committee · Senate · 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. 36 actions.

Dec 4, 1981Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 97-91.
Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
Nov 23, 1981PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
Nov 19, 1981Resolving differencesResolving differences · Senate receded from its amendments Number 42.
Resolving differencesResolving differences · Senate receded and concurred in House amendments to Senate amendments numbers 7, 11, 12, and 22.
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.
Nov 18, 1981Resolving differencesResolving differences · House Insisted on its Disagreement to Senate Amendment 042.
Resolving differencesResolving differences · House Receded and Concurred With an Amendment in Senate Amendments 007, 011, 012, 022.
Resolving differencesResolving differences · House Receded and Concurred in Senate Amendments 004, 005, 030, 041.
Resolving differencesResolving differences · House Agreed to Conference Report by Yea-Nay Vote: 228 - 174 (Record Vote No: 312).House roll call 312
Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference report agreed to in House: House Agreed to Conference Report by Yea-Nay Vote: 228 - 174 (Record Vote No: 312).House roll call 312
Nov 12, 1981Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference Report 97-327 Filed in House.
Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference report filed: Conference Report 97-327 Filed in House.
Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conferees agreed to file conference report.
Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference committee actions: Conferees agreed to file conference report.
Nov 10, 1981Resolving 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.
Oct 30, 1981Resolving differencesResolving differences · Senate requests a conference. Appoints conferees. D'Amato; Hatfield; Specter; Weicker; Leahy; Proxmire; Bumpers.
FloorFloor · Senate insists on its amendments by Voice Vote.
FloorFloor · Passed Senate with amendments by Voice Vote.
Oct 27, 1981CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Appropriations Committee
CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Senate Appropriations Committee
Oct 15, 1981CommitteeCommittee · Markup by District of Columbia Subcommittee of the Senate Appropriations Committee
CommitteeCommittee · Reported by District of Columbia Subcommittee of the Senate Appropriations Committee
Sep 24, 1981CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Appropriations Committee
CommitteeCommittee · Referred to District of Columbia Subcommittee of the Senate Appropriations Committee
Sep 22, 1981FloorFloor · Passed House (Amended) by Yea-Nay Vote: 299 - 105 (Record Vote No: 216).House roll call 216
FloorFloor · House Agreed to Amendments Adopted by the Committee of the Whole.
Sep 17, 1981CommitteeCommittee · Reported by 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.