In its latest move to take more control of Washington, D.C., the Republican-led House passed two bills that would overturn portions of the city's public safety laws.

The House passed the legislation late Wednesday evening. One bill, the Cash Bail Reform Act, would reinstate a cash bail system in D.C. for defendants awaiting trial. The District abolished cash bail back in 1992. President Donald Trump has said he wants a nationwide ban on cashless bail.

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Another bill would repeal some police reforms enacted after the death of George Floyd. The new bill would bring back certain neck restraints, change body-worn camera procedures and impact the release of police disciplinary records.

Both bills passed with the support of so

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