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Council of the District of Columbia
The
Council of the District of Columbia
is the legislative branch of the local 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 instead overseen directly by the
federal government
. Since 1973, the
United States Congress
has
devolved
certain powers to the Council that would typically be exercised by
state legislatures
. However, Congress
maintains supreme authority
over the federal district and therefore all acts of the Council are subject to congressional review and may be overturned. The Council meets in the
John A. Wilson Building
in downtown Washington.
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