District of Columbia Home Rule
Current understanding
To be populated as evidence accumulates.
Evidence log
- 2023-01-24 — District of Columbia Courts Judicial Vacancy Reduction Act: cross-connection with dc-courts-judicial-vacancies: The proposal links local court staffing to congressional oversight of D.C. institutions by replacing affirmative Senate confirmation with a time-limited congressional disapproval process. (novelty: 2)
- 2024-07-11 — BOWSER Act: The BOWSER Act, introduced and referred to committee with no further advancement reported, would repeal the District of Columbia Home Rule Act one year after enactment, abolishing the local charter and ending municipal authority to enact laws and hold local elections. (novelty: 2)