House Republicans Move to Strip D.C. of Local Control in Sweeping Spending Bill

House Republicans have advanced a spending bill packed with provisions that would override Washington, D.C.'s local laws and restrict its autonomy.

The bill includes measures to block D.C. from using its own funds for marijuana sales, slash college tuition assistance, ban noncitizen voting, and loosen gun laws in the city. It also targets traffic safety regulations and abortion access, among other local policies. D.C. officials and advocates have condemned the bill as an attack on home rule and self-governance, calling the restrictions unreasonable and patronizing.

The move has reignited the long-standing debate over D.C.'s lack of full representation and control over its own affairs.