The DC Local Funds Act has been sitting on Speaker Mike Johnson's desk for nearly three weeks. Send a letter to Speaker Johnson telling him to bring the bill to the floor now.

In the next week, we want every member of the House to hear from a DC resident that the DC Local Funds Act is an important bill that has unanimous bipartisan support to pass.

On March 10, 2025, the House of Representatives introduced a Continuing Resolution that would remove DC’s power over our local budget. Free DC showed up every day for a week together with union members, DCPS students, and thousands of neighbors to protect DC’s ability to control our own local budget.

Over 100 local and national organizations join letter opposing attempted interference in DC’s budget.

Congress is trying to seize control of DC’s local budget. That’s incredibly dangerous for everyone in our community.

“Our city is joyful and powerful. Anyone who says we don’t deserve to govern ourselves clearly does not know us well.”

Ward 5 is ready for a Free DC!

This president cares more about "magnificent lawns" than people's lives.

DC is already beautiful — and that includes our young people and our houseless neighbors.

Trump said no drag shows at the Kennedy Center. DC says: this is our house, we'll do it anyways.

“Nonsense like this is why we need to Free DC.”

At People’s March 2025, Free DC community members talked about about the culture, food, music, and people of DC — and why we deserve the right to govern ourselves.

The 118th Congress made more than 80 attempts to interfere in DC Home Rule. Here’s a list of all of them.

On January 18, 2025, Free DC officially launched with a delegation at The People’s March 2025 on the National Mall.