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Committee advances Stop DC Camera Act after heated debate over home rule and safety
Summary
The House Oversight Committee voted to report HR 5525, the Stop DC Camera Act, which would prohibit Washington, D.C., from operating automated traffic enforcement and reinstate right turns on red; the measure passed committee by a narrow 21–19 margin after extended debate over home rule, racial impacts and data privacy.
The House Committee on Oversight and Accountability narrowly ordered HR 5525, the Stop DC Camera Act, favorably reported after a contentious markup that featured sharply contrasting views over local self-government, traffic safety data and whether automated enforcement programs are primarily revenue-generating.
Representative Perry (Representative Perry), the bill’s sponsor, argued the measure would ‘‘bring driving autonomy back to the district’’ and criticized what he…
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