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NEGATIVE Justice & Civil Liberties 118th Congress

H.J.Res.26 Disapproval of DC Criminal Code Reform

Overturns Washington, D.C.'s criminal justice reform reducing mandatory minimum sentences and expanding rehabilitation programs (118th Congress)

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Legal & Constitutional Grounding

D.C. Home Rule Act (1973) grants local self-governance; congressional override undermines democratic autonomy.

D.C. Home Rule Act, Pub. L. 93-198 (1973) — grants D.C. local legislative autonomy
  • U.S. Const. art. I, § 8, cl. 17 — Congress retains ultimate authority over D.C.

Resolution overturning D.C. criminal justice reform. The resolution overrides local democratic self-governance under the D.C. Home Rule Act.