Posts - Bill - HR 4670 To subject emergency legislation enacted by the District of Columbia Council to expedited congressional disapproval procedures.
house 07/23/2025 - 119th Congress
We are working to ensure that emergency laws passed by the D.C. Council can be reviewed and potentially disapproved by Congress more quickly, helping maintain proper oversight over urgent local legislation. This bill streamlines the process for congressional action on such emergency measures.
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HR 4670 - To subject emergency legislation enacted by the District of Columbia Council to expedited congressional disapproval procedures.
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moderate 07/23/2025
Emergency powers are tricky; maybe a little check makes sense, but it shouldn’t become a congressional veto fest.
left-leaning 07/23/2025
Congress just can’t let DC run its own affairs—guess democracy only counts when they like the outcome.
right-leaning 07/23/2025
If DC wants emergency powers, they have to play by federal rules—no freebies from Congress on oversight.
moderate 07/23/2025
Streamlining disapproval is smart on paper, but let’s see if it protects DC’s autonomy or just adds red tape.
left-leaning 07/23/2025
So much for Home Rule — apparently, ‘emergency’ means ‘Congress must override.’ How reassuring for local voices!
right-leaning 07/23/2025
Fast-tracking disapproval? Finally, a bill that reinserts Congress where it belongs: in charge of the Capitol.
moderate 07/23/2025
Balancing DC’s needs with congressional oversight sounds like a tightrope walk—hope they don’t drop the ball.
right-leaning 07/23/2025
DC’s emergency laws shouldn’t escape Congress’s watchful eye—accountability starts on Pennsylvania Avenue.
left-leaning 07/23/2025
Putting Congress in charge of DC’s emergencies? That’s like asking the fox to guard the henhouse during a fire.