H.R. 4192To amend the Act entitled "An Act to regulate the height of buildings in the District of Columbia" to clarify the rules of the District of Columbia regarding human occupancy of penthouses above the top story of the building upon which the penthouse is placed.

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Sponsor: Darrell Issa [R-CA-49]
Cosponsors: 1 · 1 Democrat
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Committee: Oversight and Government Reform Committee
Latest action: May 16, 2014 · Became Public Law No: 113-103.

IntroducedMar 11, 2014
Passed the HouseApr 28, 2014
Passed the SenateMay 6, 2014
Sent to the PresidentMay 7, 2014
Became lawMay 16, 2014

What the measure doesCRS summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on April 28, 2014. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Amends the District of Columbia Code with respect to building height limitations for penthouses for human occupancy.

Permits the construction or use for human occupancy of a penthouse which is erected to a height of one story of 20 feet or less above the level of the roof of the building upon which the penthouse is placed.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, describing H.R. 4192 as public Law on May 16, 2014. It is not the text of the measure; a later amendment may have changed what it does.

How every member votedHouse roll call 178

House Apr 28, 2014

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended

To amend the Act entitled “An Act to regulate the height of buildings in the District of Columbia” to clarify the rules of the District of Columbia regarding human occupancy of penthouses above the top story of the building upon which the penthouse is placed.

Passed · Two-thirds required

367 Yea 16 Nay 48 not voting

Crossed both parties 16 of 383 voting members broke with their own party: 1 Democrat, 15 Republicans.

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All members431 members

Democratic199 members

Republican232 members

marks half of the votes cast. A party’s majority is the side most of its voting members took.

Cosponsors1 · 1 Democrat

Signing on is not a vote: a member can cosponsor H.R. 4192 and vote against it. 1 signed when it was filed.

DEleanor Holmes Norton [D-DC-00]Original

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