District of Columbia
Home Rule Act
(Amended through October 21, 1998)

Public Law 93-198; 87 Stat. 777; D.C. Code § 1-201 passim
Approved December 24, 1973
Table of Contents
Introduction
Full Text of Home Rule Act (May result in slower loading)
Title I Short Title, Purposes, And Definitions
Title II Governmental Reorganization
Title III District Charter Preamble, Legislative Power, And Charter Amending Procedure
Title IV THE DISTRICT CHARTER 
Title V Federal Payment [Repealed]
Title VI Reservation of Congressional Authority
Title VII Referendum; Succession in Government; Temporary Provisions; Miscellaneous; Amendments to District of Columbia Election Act; Rules of Construction; And Effective Dates 
SUBJECT INDEX

Prepared by
Office of the General Counsel
Council of the District of Columbia
Brian K. Flowers, General Counsel
Phone: (202) 724-8026
Email: bflowers@dccouncil.us bflowers@dccouncil.us



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February 1999

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