The Senate passed a joint resolution on Thursday blocking changes to the District of Columbia’s tax code, which will now head to President Donald Trump’s desk.
District officials warned it could cause delays during tax season and devastate the city’s budget, and suggested Congress had missed its window to intervene in the local actions.
It is rare for Congress to use its power to nullify local laws in D.C., with just four other examples in recent decades, according to the Congressional Research Service: in 1979, 1981, 1991 and 2023.
