Council of the District of Columbia
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title:
Council of the District of Columbia
text:
The Council of the District of Columbia is the legislative branch of the government of the District of Columbia. As permitted in the United States Constitution, the district is not part of any U.S. state and is overseen directly by the federal government. Since 1975, the United States Congress has devolved to the Council certain powers that are typically exercised by city councils elsewhere in the country, as well as many powers normally held by state legislatures. However, the Constitution vest
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Legislative branch of the D.C. government
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Council_of_the_District_of_Columbia
date created:
2004-12-20T06:42:45Z
date modified:
2024-09-05T16:11:59Z
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