The US House of Representatives Wednesday voted 229-189 to pass a resolution disapproving the Comprehensive Policing and Justice Reform Amendment Act of 2022. The act aims to provide comprehensive policing and reform through tactics such as improving police transparency and accountability, improving access to police body cameras, officer discipline reform, and preventing “white supremacy in policing.”

Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton spoke on the House floor voicing her disapproval. Norton urged fellow members to vote no on the disapproval resolution. Norton critiqued the House for “attempting to nullify legislation enacted by DC’s local legislature, whose members are elected by DC residents.” Norton continued and stated, “By scheduling this vote, I can only conclude that the Republican leadership believes that DC residents, a majority of whom are Black and Brown, are unworthy of governing themselves.”

Republican representatives Andrew Garbarino and Andrew Clyde introduced this joint resolution in March 2023 to strike down the act. Garbarino stated that this joint resolution would disapprove the act and aim to “push back on the anti-police narrative.” Clyde referred to the act as an “anti-police “measure.”

In a Statement of Administration Policy, the Biden administration asserts that they oppose this action. According to the statement, President Biden does not agree with every provision in the act but nonetheless “will not support congressional Republicans’ efforts to overturn commonsense police reforms such as: banning chokeholds; limiting use of force and deadly force; improving access to body-worn camera recordings; and requiring officer training on de-escalation and use of force.” If Biden were to be presented with this disapproval resolution, he will veto it.