A bill to amend the District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act to increase the amount authorized to be appropriated as the annual Federal payment to the District of Columbia.
Public Law 98-316 · H.R. 5308 · 98th Congress · began in the House
Signed by Ronald Reagan (R) on Jun 12, 1984 · Government Operations and Politics
Sponsor: Rep. Walter Fauntroy (D-DC)
Cosponsors (2): Rep. Ronald Dellums, Rep. Stewart McKinney
Passage votes
- HouseVoice vote
- SenateVoice vote
Data notes
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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 increase to $386,000,000 for FY 1984 and to $425,000,000 for FY 1985 and each following fiscal year the amount authorized to be appropriated as the annual Federal payment to the District of Columbia.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
District of Columbia Committee · House · markup by, referred to, reported by
Data notes
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 9 actions.
- Jun 12, 1984Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 98-316.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- May 31, 1984PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- May 24, 1984FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
- May 14, 1984FloorFloor · Passed House by Voice Vote.
- May 8, 1984CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House District of Columbia Committee
- May 3, 1984CommitteeCommittee · Markup by House District of Columbia Committee
- Mar 30, 1984CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House District of Columbia Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the House
Data notes
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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.