A bill extending the waiver authority of the District of Columbia Revenue Bond Act of 1985 to certain revenue bond acts of the District of Columbia, and for other purposes.
Public Law 99-242 · H.R. 4027 · 99th Congress · began in the House
Signed by Ronald Reagan (R) on Feb 7, 1986 · Government Operations and Politics
Sponsor: Rep. Walter Fauntroy (D-DC)
Cosponsors (4): Rep. Ronald Dellums, Rep. Stewart McKinney,
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 Revenue Bond Act of 1985 to add two Acts (the American University Revenue Bond Act of 1985 and the George Washington University Revenue Bond Act of 1985) to the list of District of Columbia Acts which authorize the issuance, sale, and delivery of revenue bonds by specified nonprofit organizations and for which the period of congressional review is waived.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
District of Columbia Committee · House · discharged from, referred to
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 10 actions.
- Feb 7, 1986Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 99-242.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Feb 4, 1986PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Jan 30, 1986FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
- Jan 29, 1986FloorFloor · Received in the Senate and read twice and held at the desk by unanimous consent. Pending further disposition.
- Jan 27, 1986FloorFloor · Passed House by Voice Vote.
- FloorFloor · Called up by House by Unanimous Consent.
- CommitteeCommittee · Discharged from House District of Columbia Committee
- Jan 22, 1986CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House District of Columbia Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the House
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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.