House Republicans have advanced a spending bill that would significantly curtail Washington, D.C.'s autonomy by imposing federal restrictions on a wide range of local laws and policies.
The proposed legislation includes cuts to college tuition assistance, bans on noncitizen voting, and efforts to override D.C.'s traffic safety, abortion, marijuana, and gun regulations. Local leaders and D.C.'s congressional delegate have strongly criticized the bill as unreasonable and patronizing, arguing it undermines the city's right to self-governance. These interventions are part of a longstanding pattern of congressional oversight and interference in D.C. affairs, but advocates say the current proposals are especially sweeping.
The bill has reignited debates over D.C. statehood and home rule.
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