(Washington, DC) – Today, Mayor Muriel Bowser, Attorney General Brian Schwalb, and Chairman of the Council of the District of Columbia Phil Mendelson issued the following statement opposing the DC-related bills recently advanced by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. All District leaders urged members of Congress to vote against the bills:
“We are united in our forceful opposition to the bills recently advanced by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. These bills are an affront to Home Rule and the principles of democracy and local self-governance on which this country was founded. The District is home to more than 700,000 residents who pay taxes and serve in the military. Like all Americans, they deserve the right to elect local leaders who have the authority to determine the local policies that govern them. We urge members of Congress to reject this unprecedented federal overreach and vote against these bills.”
The full list of DC-related bills advanced by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform:
- H.R. 4922: DC CRIMES Act
- H.R. 5140: DC Juvenile Sentencing Reform Act
- H.R. 5143: District of Columbia Policing Protection Act
- H.R. 5125: District of Columbia Judicial Nominations Reform Act
- H.R. 2096: Protecting Our Nation’s Capital Emergency Act
- H.R. 5183: District of Columbia Home Rule Improvement Act
- H.R. 5103: Make the District of Columbia Safe and Beautiful Act
- H.R. 5214: District of Columbia Cash Bail Reform Act
- H.R. 5172: Strong Sentences for Safer DC Streets Act
- H.R. 5163: Clean and Managed Public Spaces Act
- H.R. 5181: SOAR Act Improvements Act
- H.R. 5107: Common-Sense Law Enforcement and Accountability Now in DC Act
- H.R. 5179: District of Columbia Attorney General Appointment Reform Act
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