- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- House
- Sponsors
- 11
- Latest action
- Feb 6, 2025
What it does
The BOWSER Act would repeal the District of Columbia Home Rule Act one year after its enactment, effectively ending the District’s ability to govern itself through locally elected officials and returning authority over local affairs to Congress. This change would affect residents of Washington, D.C., by eliminating the Home Rule framework established in 1973 that allows the District to enact its own laws and manage municipal operations. The bill does not specify what would replace the Home Rule Act, leaving the future governance structure of D.C. to be determined by Congress.
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