This bill would be the most consequential reduction in D.C.’s authority to govern itself since the D.C. Home Rule Act was passed in 1973 – the entire modern history of DC home rule.
It would effectively take away DC’s authority over its tax code, including the ability to cut or eliminate taxes.
Oversight will mark up a bill today that would strip DC of authority over its own tax code, preventing the District from cutting taxes. This bill would be the most consequential reduction in DC's authority to govern itself in the modern history of DC home rule. Remarks: