The House passed two bills on June 10 to repeal District of Columbia laws on policing and noncitizen voting.
The first would prohibit noncitizens from voting in local District of Columbia elections.
It passed with 266 members voting in favor, 148 voting against, and one member voting “present.”
The second would give Washington police officers collective bargaining rights and restore the statute of limitations for police disciplinary cases.
It passed with 235 votes in favor, 178 against, and one “present.”
Under the “home rule,” Congress has ultimate authority to review laws made by the District of Columbia’s local government.
The voting-related bill would repeal the Local Resident Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2022, which allowed noncitizens to cast their ballots in local elections in the nation’s capital….
House Passes Bill to Remove Noncitizen Voting in District of Columbia
