▁consent ▁to ▁pass ▁the ▁bill . ▁President ▁Bar ack ▁Ob ama ▁signed ▁the ▁bill ▁into ▁law ▁on ▁May ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁ ▁Deb ate ▁and ▁discussion ▁D . C .' s ▁delegate ▁to ▁Congress , ▁Ele an or ▁Hol mes ▁N orton ▁( D ) ▁supported ▁this ▁bill , ▁saying ▁that ▁" this ▁bill ▁is ▁not ▁a ▁mand ate ▁direct ing ▁the ▁city ▁to ▁make ▁any ▁changes ▁to ▁p enth ouses ▁or ▁to ▁its ▁existing ▁compreh ensive ▁plan ▁or ▁local ▁z oning ▁laws ▁more ▁generally ." ▁ ▁Rep . ▁Dar rell ▁Iss a ▁( R - CA ) ▁said ▁that ▁he ▁fav ored ▁the ▁bill , ▁acknowled ging ▁that ▁" the ▁District ▁of ▁Columbia ▁has ▁a ▁unique ▁visual ▁requirement . ▁We ▁should ▁not , ▁cannot ▁and ▁will ▁not ▁ob struct ▁the ▁Mall ▁and ▁major ▁parts ▁of ▁this ▁historic ▁city ," ▁but ▁argued ▁that ▁this ▁bill ▁would ▁not ▁dis rupt ▁the ▁sky line . ▁ ▁D . C . ▁Mayor ▁Vincent ▁C . ▁Gray ▁was ▁in ▁favor ▁of ▁having ▁greater ▁options ▁for ▁building ▁p enth ouses . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁List ▁of ▁b ills ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 1 3 th ▁United ▁States ▁Congress ▁List ▁of ▁tall est ▁buildings ▁in ▁Washington , ▁D . C . ▁Height ▁of ▁Build ings ▁Act ▁of ▁ 1 8 9 9 ▁Height ▁of ▁Build ings ▁Act ▁of ▁ 1 9 1 0 ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Library ▁of ▁Congress ▁- ▁Thomas ▁H . R . ▁ 4 1 9