Public Law 119-73 (01/23/2026)

1 U.S.C. § 203

District of Columbia Code; preparation and publication; cumulative supplements

The Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives is authorized to print bills to codify, revise, and reenact the general and permanent laws relating to the District of Columbia and cumulative supplements thereto, similar in style, respectively, to the Code of Laws of the United States, and supplements thereto, and to so continue until final enactment thereof in both Houses of the Congress of the United States.

July 30, 1947, ch. 38861 Stat. 638(, .)

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Commission on Revision of the Criminal Laws of the District of Columbia

Pub. L. 90–226, title X81 Stat. 742Pub. L. 91–358, title VI, § 60184 Stat. 667Pub. L. 91–530, § 2(b)(1)84 Stat. 1390, , , provided for creation and operation of a commission to study and make recommendations with reference to a revised code of criminal law and procedure for the District of Columbia, prior to repeal by , , , as amended by , , .

Cross References

section 2 of Pub. L. 94–38690 Stat. 1170section 285b of Title 2Council of the District of Columbia, functions respecting, see , , , set out as a note under , The Congress.

section 285b of Title 2Office of the Law Revision Counsel, functions respecting, see .