The main purpose of this legislation is to repeal the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, which currently allows the District of Columbia (D.C.) to govern itself to a certain extent. The objective of this bill, titled the "Bringing Oversight to Washington and Safety to Every Resident Act" or the "BOWSER Act," is to increase federal oversight of D.C. governance by eliminating the local autonomy that the Home Rule Act provides. The key provision of this legislation is the outright repeal of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, which has been in effect since 1973.