Bill · H.R. 5856· House(119-HR-5856)
District of Columbia Government Title Equality Act
- Introduced
- 10/28/2025
- Last activity
- 10/28/2025 — Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
- Sponsored by
- Eleanor Norton
- Cosponsors
- None
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill is known as the District of Columbia Government Title Equality Act. It changes the names of certain government offices in the District of Columbia under the District of Columbia Home Rule Act. Specifically, it renames the Office of the Mayor to the Office of the Governor. It also renames the Council of the District of Columbia to the Legislative Assembly. Finally, it renames the Chair of the Council to the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly.
Yes
Would people in cities be better off under this?+2
The legislation directly impacts District of Columbia residents by modernizing the titles of their local government officials.
Does this make elections run better?+2
The bill updates and standardizes government titles in the District of Columbia to align more closely with traditional state-level executive and legislative nomenclature.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Section 2: This section redesignates the Office of the Mayor of the District of Columbia as the Office of the Governor of the District of Columbia, and the current mayor is treated as having been elected to the Office of Governor.
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Section 3: This section redesignates the Council of the District of Columbia as the Legislative Assembly of the District of Columbia consisting of Representatives, and current members are deemed to have been elected as Representatives.
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Section 4: This section redesignates the Chair of the Council of the District of Columbia as the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly, and the current chair is treated as having been elected to this office.
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- There are no negative consequences, burdens, or explicit negative impacts mentioned in the provided text of the bill.
Groups and Interests Ranking
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- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Urban Residents+2
- Governance And Ideology
- Improves Electoral Process+2
- 10/28/2025
- Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1009)
- Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
- Introduced in House