BREAKING: Senate votes to overturn DC police reform bill
The Senate voted in favor of overriding the local laws on Tuesday with a 56-43 vote, with eight senators who caucus with the Democrats joining all Republicans in backing the measure. The passage of the disapproval resolution marks only the second time in 30 years that Congress has repealed a local law passed by the D.C. Council.The vote comes after Sen. J.D.
The House passed the disapproval resolution in late April, sending the legislation to the Senate for a vote where it was largely stalled due to a lack of support among the Democratic majority. However, Vance pushed to advance the measure on Tuesday, putting Democrats in a bind as they were once again faced with the choice to defend the district’s independence or to crack down on high crime rates.
Some district lawmakers have brushed off Vance’s efforts, arguing it would have no legal effect under the D.C. Home Rule Act, a 1973 law that gives the district the power to operate as an independent local government and have control over its own legislative affairs. The only caveat is that all laws are subject to congressional approval before being enacted, giving members of Congress outsize influence over the 68-square-mile jurisdiction.
“Congress established the deadlines for voting on disapproval resolutions, and voting to disapprove of legislation after the deadline is pointless and has no legal effect,” said Washington Attorney General Brian Schwalb in a statement. “The effort by Senate Republicans to advance a disapproval resolution now, after the 60-day review period has expired, has no legal consequence for the validity of the law, and is nothing more than empty political grandstanding.
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