See, e.g., Molovinsky v. Fair Emp't Council of Greater Washington, Inc., 683 A.2d 142, 148 n. 11 (D.C.1996) (Noting that “[t]he legislative history makes clear that Congress specifically intended to overrule Luck [ v. United States, 121 U.S.App.D.C. 151, 348 F.2d 763 (1965) ], rejecting the Luck rule as ‘absolutely unworkable.’ H.R.Rep. No. 91–907, [91st Cong., 2d Sess. 62, 63 (1970) ]”); Brown v. United States, 518 A.2d 446, 447–48 n. 3 (D.C.1986) (referencing legislative history reflecting Congressional intent to overrule definition of a term in a particular case as reflected in H.R.Rep. No. 907, 91st Cong.2d Sess. 62 (1970)).The District argues that the process used to acquire the Bank's services had concluded before this law was enacted.

Because the complainant had no convictions or adjudications of delinquency for prostitution, she could not be impeached under D.C. Code § 14-305 (1989), which permits impeachment with evidence of misdemeanors involving dishonesty. Cf. Brown v. United States, 518 A.2d 446, 447 (D.C. 1986) (per curiam) (ruling that "soliciting for prostitution is an impeachable conviction"). Sexual activity not resulting in a felony conviction is not relevant for impeachment of general credibility.

Bates, supra, 403 A.2d at 1161 n. 2 (quoting Gordon v. United States, 127 U.S.App. D.C. 343, 347, 383 F.2d 936, 940 (1967), cert. denied, 390 U.S. 1029, 88 S.Ct. 1421, 20 L.Ed.2d 287 (1968)). The following holdings exemplify the broad range of misdemeanor convictions that we have held available for impeachment under § 14-305: Brown v. United States, 518 A.2d 446 (D.C. 1986) (soliciting for prostitution); Baptist v. United States, 466 A.2d 452 (D.C. 1983) (attempted petit larceny); Hampton v. United States, 340 A.2d 813 (D.C. 1975) (attempted housebreaking); Williams v. United States, 337 A.2d 772, (D.C. 1975) (carrying a pistol without a license); Durant v. United States, 292 A.2d 157, 160-61 (D.C. 1972) (possession of narcotics), cert. denied, 409 U.S. 1127, 93 S.Ct. 946, 35 L.Ed.2d 259 (1973). The instruction continues: