Self-Governance is the Foundation of America
Attacks on DC Coming From Congressmen
Across the Nation
Even though no one represents DC in Congress, Congress wants to rule every aspect of DC Citizens’ lives. Over 100 Congressmen from around the nation have introduced or co-sponsored over 80 bills to determine DC Citizens’ basic laws.
What Happens to Bills Introduced?
Bills are usually introduced in both House and Senate Committees. Sometimes the bills will get brought up in Committee to be discussed and voted on, and sometimes they will not.
If a bill gets passed out of Committee, then it will move to the full House or Senate floor where it can be brought up for a vote, bundled into another piece of legislation, or passed with unanimous consent.
What Procedure Is Being Followed?
Most bills can pass the House and Senate with a simple majority vote. Any bill in the Senate can pass on a simple majority if there is a call for "unanimous consent." If a Senator objects to unanimous consent then debate is held on the bill. It takes 60 votes to end debate to get to a vote. This 'filibuster' provision gives the minority party a lot of power, but because DC does not have a voting Senator, we must find allies to employ this tactic.
What Can We Do?
The only way DC citizens can affect any action in Congress is to lobby out-of-state US Senators.
Enlist your friends and family in other states for our cause: self-determination.
Show support for our allies, help oust our attackers. Make calls to register voters, send postcards reminding other states to vote, make a video testimonial and share your story about why you love DC.
And stay active and involved on the local level to make your community strong and resilient.
Bills Affecting DC Autonomy
Introduced in the 118th (2024) and 119th (2025) Congress
BOWSER Act (Mike Lee, Sen-UT & Andy Ogles, Rep-TN)
Would abolish DC Home Rule.
Appropriations Bill (Andy Ogles, Rep-TN)
Would prohibit DC from using any funds for the District of Columbia Statehood Commission.
Appropriations Bill (Andy Ogles, Rep-TN)
Would prohibit DC from substantially burdening the fundamental right of parents to direct the education of their children.
Appropriations Bill (Andy Ogles, Rep-TN)
Would prohibit DC from using funds to have an election for DC's shadow senator or representative.
Childcare Worker Opportunity Act (Mike Lee, Sen-UT & Nancy Mace, Rep-SC)
Would prohibit funds that would enforce DC's Superintendent of Education's requirement that child care providers meet a minimum standard of certification.
DC Crimes Act (Byron Donalds, Rep-FL)
Would amend the Youth Rehabilitation Act in DC and prohibit any change to any criminal sentencing.
Appropriations Bill (Andrew Garbarino, Rep-NY)
Would prohibit funding for the Office of the Inspector General or the Office of the Auditor to investigate a Metropolitan Police employee for more than 90 days.
Appropriations Bill (Andrew Garbarino, Rep-NY)
Would prohibit funding to go toward the DC Deputy Auditor for Public Safety.
Appropriations Bill (House FY 2025 DC Appropriations Bill)
Would abolish the Death with Dignity Act and prohibit DC from ever passing it in the future.
Diversity Equity Inclusion Dead On Arrival Act (Mark Alford, Rep-MO)
Would terminate DC's Office of Racial Equity.
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Bills Affecting DC Autonomy by Issue
DC Statehood
Education
Health
Housing
Environmenal Protections
Gun protections
criminal law & law enforcement
Voting Protections
Transportation
Business Rules & Regulations
Minority Protections
Social Norms
The Top Offenders
Mike Lee (from Utah - NOT DC) and Andy Ogles (from Tennessee - NOT DC) want to overturn the DC Home Rule Act and determine all of our local laws.
Have you seen these guys in Ward 8 lately? Ward 5? Ward 4? Ward 7? Ward 1? Ward 3? Ward 6?
Have these two dudes ever left Ward 2 on Capitol Hill?!?
Have they spoken to a single DC Citizen outside or wait staff?
Are they acting on what their constituents in Utah and Tennessee want?
Do our fellow Americans want to attack our laws and take over our lives?
This is NOT What Democracy Looks Like!
Mike Lee, Sen-Utah
Worked to Overturn 2020 Election
Wants to remove all restrictions on silencers
Says federal government is evil. wants federal government to control dC citizens
Mike Lee, Sen-Utah
Andy Ogles, Rep-TN
Introduced a bill allowing trump to run for a third term
falsely claimed he worked as a police officer on his resume
Andrew Clyde, Rep- GA
(NOT FROM DC)
Wants to dictate that concealed carry weapons are allowed with ANY magazine without going to community meetings, delving into our neighborhoods and talking to victims, or researching the statistics in DC on violent crime.
Andrew Garabario, Rep-NY
(NOT FROM DC)
Wants to reform DC Metropolitan Police accountability without speaking to the DC Police Chief or attending any public safety ward calls, or speaking to the victims of police misconduct or spending any time to learn about DC’s minority-majority history.
Nancy Mace, Rep-SC
(NOT FROM DC)
Wants to repeal safety requirements for child care workers who take care of DC kids without going to different wards and looking at child care facilities, talking to DC parents, looking at harms that came from under-qualified providers, or researching how qualified care workers enhance learning for pre-K children.
Byron Donalds, Rep-FL
(NOT FROM DC)
Wants to dictate how DC kids are handled in DC’s criminal justice system without spending one day in Ward 5. Without visiting the children who have been part of DC’s Supporting Partners Program. Without speaking to children in DC who have been affected by gun violence or in high-risk homes.
DC Advocates for Freedom
Friends & Supporters of DC's Constitutional Rights
COMING SOON
Jamie Raskin
Susan Collins, Patty Murray, Kaine, Van Hollen, Mark Warner, Alsobrooks all supported restoring funding to DC
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