Criminal law overhaul

City officials have spent nearly two decades trying to redo Washington’s criminal laws, including:

The criminal law overhaul is not uncontroversial locally:

Legislation to overturn D.C.'s crime law passed the House last month, with 31 Democrats joining Republicans.
It's expected to have bipartisan support in the Senate.
A Senate vote could happen as early as next week.
The U.S.
Constitution grants Congress the power to overturn local D.C. legislation.

Schumer said he will vote yes on a resolution to block a recent District of Columbia crime bill.
The Democratic-held Senate approved a GOP-led resolution that will overrule the liberal Washington, D.C., city council's rewrite of the criminal code for the nation's capital.