House and Senate Cloakroom: April 19 – 23
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House Cloakroom: April 19 – 23
Analysis:
Another light week on the House side is in store as the Senate battles financial regulatory overhaul on the other side of the Capitol. This week the major bill likely to be brought up is the DC voting rights bill. Last year the Senate passed a similar version but with a provision that would change some of the District’s gun control laws. DC Representative Eleanor Holmes Norton, leading the effort to pass this legislation, is opposed to the gun amendment and wants to separate the issues, which could mean separate votes on these two measures. Any changes made to the bill will mean it has to go back to the Senate. For more information see work by Heritage experts Nathaniel Ward and Brian Darling on the Constitutional concerns with the bill and the gun issues. (more…)