District of Columbia Government Accountability Office Home Rule Act
H.R. 8927118th Congress

District of Columbia Government Accountability Office Home Rule Act

Introduced in the HouseDel. Eleanor Norton (D-DC-At Large)24 sections · 1 min read
Version: ih · Apr 20, 2026

Section 1. Short title

This Act may be cited as the District of Columbia Government Accountability Office Home Rule Act.

(a) Treatment of District government as Federal agency

Section 701(1) of title 31, United States Code, is amended by striking includes the District of Columbia government but.

(1) In general

Title 31, United States Code, is amended by striking section 715.

(2) Clerical amendment

The table of sections of chapter 7 of such title is amended by striking the item relating to section 715.

(c) Evaluation of programs and activities

Section 717(a) of such title is amended by striking or the District of Columbia government.

(d) Reports to Congress

Section 719(f)(3) of such title is amended by striking or the District of Columbia government.

(e) Response to reports

Section 720(a) of such title is amended by striking or the District of Columbia government.

(a) Repeal of inclusion in Mayor’s annual budget of status of efforts To comply with GAO reports

Section 442(a)(5) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act (sec. 1–204.42(a)(5), D.C. Official Code) is amended by striking and the Comptroller General of the United States.

(b) Repeal of authority relating to performance accountability plan

Section 456(a)(1) of such Act (sec. 1–204.56a(a), D.C. Official Code) is amended—

(1) by striking the Committees on Appropriations and inserting and the Committees on Appropriations; and

(2) by striking, and the Comptroller General.

(1) In general

Section 456(b)(1) of such Act (sec. 1–204.56b(a), D.C. Official Code) is amended—

(A) by striking the Committees on Appropriations and inserting and the Committees on Appropriations; and

(B) by striking, and the Comptroller General.

(2) Repeal of evaluation of report

Section 456(b) of such Act (sec. 1–204.56b, D.C. Official Code) is amended by striking paragraph (3).

(1) In general

Section 456(c)(1) of such Act (sec. 1–204.56c(a), D.C. Official Code) is amended—

(A) by striking the Committees on Appropriations and inserting and the Committees on Appropriations; and

(B) by striking, and the Comptroller General.

(2) Repeal of evaluation of report

Section 456(c)(2) of such Act (sec. 1–204.56c(b), D.C. Official Code) is amended—

(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking the Comptroller General,; and

(B) by striking subparagraph (B).

(e) Repeal of annual audits of debt service payments

Section 481 of such Act (sec. 1–204.81, D.C. Official Code) is amended—

(1) by striking (a) Any Act and inserting Any Act; and

(2) by striking subsection (b).

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