The House of Representatives on Tuesday successfully changed two Washington, D.C., laws with bipartisan support, including repealing a law that allowed non-U.S. citizens to vote in local elections.
Congress has the authority to oversee Washington, D.C. laws because of the city’s “Home Rule.” The rule gives Congress the authority to review the federal city’s laws, but the laws are still passed by the city’s mayor and the city council, per NBC News. The House repealed the D.C. law that allowed non-citizens to vote in local elections in a bipartisan 266-148 vote that saw 56 Democrats join all Republicans. The law first passed in 2022.
The other legislation, which restores collective bargaining rights and imposes a statute of limitations for city police officers involved in disciplinary cases, was passed in a bipartisan 235-178 split. Four Republicans opposed the legislation and 30 Democrats voted for it.
The House is also expected to vote on a third D.C. law on Thursday that would force the city to comply with Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Homeland Security requests regarding illegal migrants.
“D.C.’s City Council made radical decisions in our nation’s capital under the Biden-Harris administration, passing local laws that are woefully inconsistent with national standards or constitutional principles,” Texas GOP Rep. August Pfluger told NBC News.
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