D.C. can now email its laws to Congress instead of mailing them
H.R. 2693 — District of Columbia Electronic Transmittal of Legislation Act · Filed by Eleanor Norton (D-DC) · 1 cosponsor · Introduced Apr 7, 2025 · Reported out
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What it does
This bill allows the District of Columbia's Council Chairman to transmit legislation to Congress in electronic form instead of requiring paper copies. Currently, D.C. law requires Acts of Council and charter amendments to be sent to Congress in physical form; this bill permits electronic transmission and requires Congress to treat electronic submissions the same as paper ones.
Why we flagged it
The bill is a straightforward technical amendment permitting electronic transmission of D.C. legislation to Congress. It modernizes an outdated paper-based requirement without substantive policy change.
What the text implies
- Accelerates D.C. legislative review timelines by eliminating physical mail delays, potentially affecting the pace of congressional oversight of D.C. affairs.
- Reduces printing and mailing costs for D.C. government, freeing resources for other priorities.
- Establishes electronic transmission as a procedural norm, potentially influencing future federal-local legislative communication standards.
Section numbers refer to the bill text the analysis read — linked under Primary records below.
Who it affects
The bill reduces administrative burden and modernizes a procedural requirement without restricting any citizen rights or protections. It enables faster, more efficient legislative transmission between D.C. and Congress, benefiting the public through streamlined government operations.
Named in the bill
District of Columbia, D.C. Council, House of Representatives, Senate, District of Columbia Home Rule Act
Where it stands
1 cosponsor: 1 Republicans.
- Apr 7, 2025 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Apr 7, 2025 — Referred to House Committee on Rules and House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform · Congress.gov: “Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for…”
- Sep 10, 2025 — Markup held in committee · Congress.gov: “Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held”
- Sep 10, 2025 — Reported out of committee · Congress.gov: “Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 40 - 0”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (2,084 characters) on Aug 9, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 16,222 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-10-20.
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