Bill Details
S.440 - 119th Congress
Status
Latest action
2025-02-06 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Introduced Date
2025-02-06
Policy Area
Government Operations and Politics
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This bill would отмен? No, in English. This bill would end the law that lets the District of Columbia run much of its own local government. If passed, the change would not take effect right away. Instead, it would begin one year after the bill becomes law. In simple terms, it would take away D.C.’s home rule system and shift control back to Congress after the waiting period.
- The bill repeals the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, which is the law that gives D.C. local self-government.
- The repeal would start one year after the bill is enacted, not immediately.
- If enacted, this would greatly reduce D.C.’s ability to make its own local decisions.
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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 440 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 440
To repeal the District of Columbia Home Rule Act.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
February 6 (legislative day, February 5), 2025
Mr. Lee (for himself, Mr. Scott of Florida, and Mrs. Blackburn)
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
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A BILL
To repeal the District of Columbia Home Rule Act.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Bringing Oversight to Washington and
Safety to Every Resident Act'' or the ``BOWSER Act''.
SEC. 2. REPEAL OF DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA HOME RULE ACT.
Effective on the date that is 1 year after the date of enactment of
this Act, the District of Columbia Home Rule Act (Public Law 93-198; 87
Stat. 774) is repealed.
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