What to Know • Members of the powerful House Oversight Committee are considering 13 proposed bills that could lead to more federal control over D.C. • “All of them would be an affront to home rule. We believe that our laws affecting the District should be made by the District,” Mayor Muriel Bowser said last week. • The proposals would create sweeping changes in D.C. affecting policing, juvenile justice, the court system, education funding, the treatment of people experiencing homelessness and more.
D.C. officials will testify today before the powerful House Oversight Committee as it considers 13 bills that could wrest more control away from local officials. Follow along for live updates.