The House of Representatives on Feb. 9 approved two measures that overturn bills passed by the Council of the District of Columbia.
Specifically, the legislation would block a pair of laws recently approved by the D.C. City Council.
One of these measures, the Revised Criminal Code Act (RCC), would lessen penalties for violent crimes even as Washington is experiencing a record-breaking crime wave. That proposal 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 noncitizens in Washington to vote….}