House oversight committee greenlights bill to ditch DC speeding cameras

A House committee voted along party lines to advance a bill that would repeal Washington, D.C.’s authority to use traffic cameras and prohibit right turns at red lights.

The House Committee on Oversight and Reform advanced the “Stop DC CAMERA Act” by a vote of 21 to 19, with all Republicans voting in favor and all Democrats voting against. The bill would get rid of D.C.’s contentious traffic cameras that automatically clock speeders, cars that run red lights and stop signs, and violate bus and truck restrictions, while also generating lots of revenue.