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The District of Columbia Home Rule Act is a United States federal law passed on December 24, 1973, which devolved certain congressional powers of the District of Columbia to local government, furthering District of Columbia home rule.
On December 24, 1973, Congress enacted the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, providing for a popularly elected mayor and 13-member Council. [27] Each of the district's eight wards elects a single member of the council and five members, including the chairman, are elected at large. [28]
The District of Columbia has a mayor–council government that operates under Article One of the United States Constitution and the District of Columbia Home Rule Act. The Home Rule Act devolves certain powers of the United States Congress to the local government, which consists of a mayor and a 13-member council. However, Congress retains the ...
Congress had 60 days for either house to reject the rule. Only the House introduced a disapproval resolution, supported by Republicans and Southern Democrats, but it failed 244–160. [ 2 ] Each member of the council served a 3-year term starting February 1, with seats staggered by three years; except for those appointed initially in 1967.
On December 24, 1973, Congress obliged the demands of local residents and enacted the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, providing for an elected mayor and the 13-member Council of the District of Columbia. [13] The council has the ability to pass local laws and ordinances.
Delegates to the United States House of Representatives from the District of Columbia (2 C, 5 P) Pages in category "Home rule and voting rights of the District of Columbia" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total.
D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson said he withdrew changes to the city's crime law ahead of a Senate vote on a Republican-backed bill designed to undo them.
The District of Columbia Home Rule Act of 1973 devolved certain Congressional powers over the District to a local government administered by an elected mayor, currently Muriel Bowser, and the thirteen-member Council of the District of Columbia. However, Congress retains the right to review and overturn any of the District's laws. [5]