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 bill includes provisions to slash funding for D.C.'s college tuition assistance program, block the city from regulating marijuana sales, ban noncitizen voting, and override local decisions on traffic safety, abortion, and gun laws. D.C. officials and advocates have condemned the bill as an attack on home rule and self-governance, calling the measures unreasonable and patronizing. The move has reignited longstanding tensions over the federal government's authority over the District.
If enacted, the bill would undermine D.C.'s ability to govern itself and set its own policies.
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