76th Congress > House > Vote 74

Date: 1939-07-12

Result: 74-238

Vote Subject Matter: Government Management / D. C.

Bill number: HR6577

Description: TO AGREE TO CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 6577, A BILL TO PROVIDE FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. THE MAJOR CHANGE PROPOSED BY THE SENATE IS THE USE OF THE SO-CALLED "OVERTON FORMULA" (THE GOV'T PAYS THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AN AMOUNT OF MONEY DETERMINED BY THE PERCENT OF LAND THEREIN OWNED BY THE GOVERNMENT) IN DETERMINING THE SIZE OF THE GOVT'S CONTRIBUTION TO THE FUNDS OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

Original source documents: Congressional Record vol. 84-8, p. 8979;

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