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 98-65 · H.R. 2637 · 98th Congress · began in the House
Signed by Ronald Reagan (R) on Aug 2, 1983 · Government Operations and Politics
Sponsor: Rep. Walter Fauntroy (D-DC)
Cosponsors: None
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 the amount authorized to be appropriated as the annual Federal payment to the District of Columbia for FY 1983 and the following fiscal years.
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
Data notes
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 12 actions.
- Aug 2, 1983Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 98-65.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Jul 26, 1983PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Jul 20, 1983FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
- Jun 27, 1983FloorFloor · Passed House by Voice Vote.
- May 11, 1983CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House District of Columbia Committee
- May 10, 1983CommitteeCommittee · Markup by House District of Columbia Committee
- May 5, 1983CommitteeCommittee · 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
- Apr 21, 1983CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Fiscal Affairs and Health Subcommittee of the House District of Columbia Committee
- Apr 20, 1983CommitteeCommittee · 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.