The House of Representatives on Feb. 7 passed two bills overruling bills passed by the Council of the District of Columbia.
Specifically, the bills would overturn two measures recently approved by the D.C. City Council.
One of these measures, the Revised Criminal Code Act, would lessen penalties for violent crimes even as Washington buckles under a record-breaking crime wave. The legislation was vetoed by Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser; the D.C. City Council later overruled Bowser’s veto in a 12–1 vote.
The other measure, the Local Resident Voting Rights Amendment Act, would allow non-citizens in Washington to vote.
Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.), who serves as chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability, indicated that he would be focusing on the issue….