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legislationCongressional Disapproval ResolutionWashington, D.C., United Statesstable 94.0

H.J.Res. 142 nullifies D.C. tax conformity law

President Donald Trump signed H.J.Res. 142 into law, nullifying a Washington, D.C. tax-conformity measure through the federal congressional review process. The action turned a local fiscal issue into a federal override dispute about home rule and congressional power.

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Published

2/18/2026

Current public event date

Source base

1 sources

Evidence records attached to this event

Actor field

2 ranked

Actors currently scored in public view

Incident links

1

Analyses connected to this incident

Editorial note

Curated from the White House notice announcing the enactment of H.J.Res. 142.

Event harm

52.8

Overall event-level harm score

Top culpability

32.6

Congressional disapproval majority

Confidence

94.0

How stable the current public reading is

Top responsibility

61.8

Highest actor responsibility before event harm is applied

Event harm

Harm context

The public harm score is grounded in who bears the harm, what protections are in play, and the broader social fallout.

Who is harmed

The people, communities, or institutions whose safety, rights, or daily conditions are changed by the event.

Rights or laws at risk

Public-health protections, environmental safeguards, and community safety standards are on the line.

Societal impact

The law can reshape policy incentives, who bears risk, and how rights are distributed or enforced across affected communities.

Overview

Highest ranked actor

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Congressional disapproval majority

Rank #1 with the highest weighted culpability in the current public reading.

Culpability

32.6

Weighted contribution

Confidence

92.0

Attribution stability

Rank #1originatorlegislatureUnited States

Congressional disapproval majority

Ranked in the public field as a originator with a current responsibility band of meaningful.

stable 92.0

Responsibility

61.8

Actor-level role score before event harm is applied.

Culpability

32.6

Final contribution after event harm weighting.

Confidence

92.0

Current stability of the attribution.

Evidence links

1

Attached source links for this actor.

Why this actor is ranked here

Congress originated and advanced the disapproval measure, so the legislative majority carries the strongest originator role in the local-law override.

1 evidence link

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Ranked actors

2

Actors represented in the ladder and contribution views.

Top actor

Congressional disapproval majority

Highest-ranked actor in the current public reading.

Revisions

7

Entries contributing to the synthetic timeline chart.

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Ladder

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Ranked field

Other ranked actors

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Rank #2authorizerpersonUnited States

President Donald Trump

Ranked in the public field as a authorizer with a current responsibility band of meaningful.

stable 96.0

Responsibility

57.4

Actor-level role score before event harm is applied.

Culpability

30.3

Final contribution after event harm weighting.

Confidence

96.0

Current stability of the attribution.

Evidence links

1

Attached source links for this actor.

Why this actor is ranked here

The president's signature made the disapproval resolution operative, giving the presidency the clearest authorizing role in the federal override.

1 evidence link