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Government Accountability Office District of Columbia Home Rule Act
To amend title 31, United States Code, to repeal the authorities of the Government Accountability Office with respect to the District of Columbia government, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill removes the Government Accountability Office's oversight authority over the District of Columbia government. It repeals the requirement for annual GAO audits of the DC government and removes DC from GAO's authority to evaluate programs, activities, and reports. The bill makes corresponding changes to the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to remove requirements for the Mayor to report on compliance with GAO reports and removes the Comptroller General's authority over performance accountability and financial accountability reporting. These changes reduce federal oversight of DC government operations.
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- Oct 14, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. · house
- Oct 14, 2025 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
October 14, 2025
Ms. Norton introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
A BILL
To amend title 31, United States Code, to repeal the authorities of the Government Accountability Office with respect to the District of Columbia government, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Government Accountability Office District of Columbia Home Rule Act”.
SEC. 2. REPEAL OF AUTHORITIES OF GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE OVER DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA GOVERNMENT.
(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”.
(b) Annual Audit.—
(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”.
SEC. 3. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA HOME RULE ACT.
(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”.
(c) Repeal of Authority Relating to Performance Accountability Report.—
(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).
(d) Repeal of Authority Relating to Financial Accountability Plan and Report.—
(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). <all>
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