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House Repeals D.C. Noncitizen Voting Law, Restores Police Collective Bargaining Rights

Republicans passed two measures to block noncitizens from local ballots, reversing key police accountability reforms to assert congressional oversight over Washington, D.C.

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Speaker of the House Mike Johnson with House Majority Whip Tom Emmer, left, and Rep. Mark Messmer, R-Ind., following a House Republican caucus meeting on June 4, 2025.
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Overview

  • The House approved a bill 266-148 to repeal D.C.’s 2022 Local Resident Voting Rights Amendment Act and bar noncitizens from voting in local elections, with 56 Democrats joining Republicans.
  • A separate measure passed 235-178 to restore collective bargaining rights for Metropolitan Police officers and reinstate a statute of limitations on disciplinary cases.
  • Lawmakers are set to consider a third bill this week that would require D.C. authorities to comply with federal immigration enforcement requests under the District of Columbia Federal Immigration Compliance Act.
  • Mayor Muriel Bowser and Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton condemned the votes as an intrusion on home rule and urged Congress to pass the District of Columbia Local Funds Act to address the city’s budget cut.
  • D.C. remains subject to a $1.1 billion funding shortfall under a March stopgap spending bill, which has yet to be remedied by the House.