▁of ▁all ▁buildings ▁in ▁DC ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 9 . ▁These ▁height ▁restrictions ▁allow ▁major ▁monuments ▁to ▁be ▁visible ▁from ▁a ▁distance . ▁ ▁The ▁change ▁made ▁by ▁the ▁bill ▁was ▁recommended ▁by ▁a ▁study ▁conducted ▁by ▁the ▁National ▁Capital ▁Pl anning ▁Commission ▁and ▁the ▁D . C . ▁Office ▁of ▁Pl anning . ▁ ▁Pro vis ions ▁of ▁the ▁bill ▁This ▁summary ▁is ▁based ▁largely ▁on ▁the ▁summary ▁provided ▁by ▁the ▁Cong r essional ▁Research ▁Service , ▁a ▁public ▁domain ▁source . ▁ ▁The ▁bill ▁would ▁am end ▁the ▁District ▁of ▁Columbia ▁Code ▁to ▁permit ▁the ▁construction ▁or ▁use ▁for ▁human ▁occup ancy ▁of ▁a ▁pent house ▁which ▁is ▁ere cted ▁to ▁a ▁height ▁of ▁one ▁story ▁of ▁ 2 0 ▁feet ▁or ▁less ▁above ▁the ▁level ▁of ▁the ▁roof ▁of ▁the ▁building ▁upon ▁which ▁the ▁pent house ▁is ▁placed . ▁ ▁Cong r essional ▁Bud get ▁Office ▁report ▁This ▁summary ▁is ▁based ▁largely ▁on ▁the ▁summary ▁provided ▁by ▁the ▁Cong r essional ▁Bud get ▁Office , ▁as ▁ordered ▁reported ▁by ▁the ▁House ▁Committee ▁on ▁O vers ight ▁and ▁Government ▁Reform ▁on ▁March ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁This ▁is ▁a ▁public ▁domain ▁source . ▁ ▁The ▁Cong r essional ▁Bud get ▁Office ▁( C BO ) ▁estimates ▁that ▁en act ing ▁H . R . ▁ 4 1 9 2 ▁would ▁have ▁no ▁effect ▁on ▁the ▁federal ▁budget . ▁The ▁legisl ation ▁would ▁am end ▁the ▁Height ▁of ▁Build ings ▁Act ▁of ▁ 1