The House of Representatives on Feb. 9 approved two measures that overturn bills passed by the Council of the District of Columbia.
Specifically, the legislation would block a pair of laws recently approved by the D.C. City Council. The US House has constitutional oversight of DC, which is not a state.
One of these measures, the Revised Criminal Code Act, would lessen penalties for violent crimes even as Washington is experiencing a record-breaking crime wave. That proposal was vetoed by Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser; the D.C. City Council later overruled Bowser’s veto in a 12–1 vote.
The other measure, the Local Resident Voting Rights Amendment Act, would allow noncitizens in Washington to vote.
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