Speech #980096950

Mr. President. the bill Senator MATHIAs and I introduce today is of utmost importance to the District of Columbia. The District. which. since 1975. has operated as a selfgoverning municipality under the District of Columbia SelfGovernment and Governmental Reorganization Acthome rulefound this June that it was caught in the net thrown around the legislative process by the Supreme Courts decision in Immigration and Nationalization Service v. Chadha. 103 S. Ct. 2764 (1983). While the publicity and legal discussions emanating from the Chadha decision have focused on the impact of the decision visavis such major pieces of legislation as the Budget Act. the War Powers Act. and the Arms Export Control Act. those of us who have long been associated with the District of Columbia knew that in light of Chadha.