District of Columbia home rule is the District of Columbia residents' ability to govern their local affairs. The District is the federal capital; as such...

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...

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...

federal district. Direct rule by Congress continued until the 1973 passage of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, a century later. The passage of 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...

occupant of that position. In 1973, Congress enacted the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, providing for an elected mayor and 13-member district council...

Home rule in the United States relates to the authority of a constituent part of a U.S. state to exercise powers of governance; i.e.: whether such powers...

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Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly known as Washington or D.C., is the capital city and federal district of the United States. The...

a third term in the city's history. The District of Columbia Home Rule Act states that "not more than two of the at-large members shall be nominated by...

Voting rights of citizens in the District of Columbia differ from the rights of citizens in the 50 U.S. states. The United States Constitution grants...

reconciliation process), the Congressional Review Act and the District of Columbia Home Rule Act. Since debate on such measures ends without cloture being...

outnumber Republicans in the District of Columbia. No Republican has ever been elected mayor since District of Columbia home rule began in 1975. The DC Republicans...

called the "Fourth Home Rule Act" District of Columbia Home Rule Act, a 1973 act of the United States Congress 1979 Greenlandic home rule referendum, on greater...

for statehood alongside the House delegate. The enactment of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act in 1973 provided for an elected mayor for the first...

District of Columbia v. Heller, 554 U.S. 570 (2008), is a landmark decision of the Supreme Court of the United States. It ruled that the Second Amendment...

coterminous with the District of Columbia, the federal district of the United States. The enactment of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act in 1973 provided...

Fauntroy, Michael K. Home Rule or House Rule: Congress and the Erosion of Local Governance in the District of Columbia (University Press of America, 2003) Gilbert...

administrative structure began in earnest after the passage of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act. A merger of the institutions was approved in 1975, and on August...

The District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) is the local public school system for Washington, D.C. It is distinct from the District of Columbia Public...

overview of and topical guide to the District of Columbia: Washington, D.C., legally named the District of Columbia, in the United States of America,...

the District of Columbia Home Rule Act allowed for District residents to elect their own mayor. Currently, the Mayor of the District of Columbia is popularly...

2022-02-14. District of Columbia Home Rule Act (Pub. L. 93–198, 87 Stat. 777, enacted December 24, 1973) The Debates and Proceedings in the Congress of the United...

The District of Columbia statehood movement is a political movement that advocates making the District of Columbia a U.S. state, to provide the residents...

Home rule is the government of a colony, dependent country, or region by its own citizens. It is thus the power of a part (administrative division) of...

1973, the District of Columbia Home Rule Act allowed the residents to elect a mayor and the 13-member Council of the District of Columbia. In 1938 however...

in the city regardless of the location it took place. Under the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, whenever the President of the United States determines...

permit current members of political parties to vote in a different party's primary election. The District of Columbia Home Rule Act requires elections...

enacted the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, delegating to the Council of the District of Columbia certain legislative powers over the District (subject...

for a mandatory 30-day review period, in accordance with the District of Columbia Home Rule Act. On February 24, 2015, Representatives Jason Chaffetz and...