House Republicans have advanced a federal appropriations bill that would significantly curtail Washington, D.C.'s autonomy by overriding local laws and slashing funding for key programs.
The bill includes provisions to ban traffic enforcement cameras, restrict abortion access, block noncitizen voting, and loosen gun regulations, including allowing concealed weapons on public transit. It also proposes major cuts to D.C.'s college tuition assistance program and continues to block the city from regulating marijuana sales. Local leaders and D.C.'s congressional delegate have condemned the bill as an attack on home rule and self-governance.
The move has reignited longstanding tensions over Congress's authority to intervene in D.C.'s affairs.
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