washington u.s. house representatives oversight committee vote monday strike washington d.c. law would allow physician-assisted suicide city leaders pass legislation december allow terminally ill patients end live doctor help u.s. constitution give congress power overturn laws 68-square-mile 177-square-km district worry assist suicide create marketplace death say jason chaffetz utah republican head oversight committee think fundamentally wrong hear arguments dozen lawmakers committee vote 22 14 law overturn d.c. law require passage house senate signature president happen handful time since city gain self-governance chaffetz say current law serious flaw voice concern doctor inaccurately diagnose patients terminal illnesses republican committee members say oppose physician-assisted suicide religious reason gerry connolly virginia democrat vote support district so-called death dignity act tell opponents right thing mind business delegate eleanor holmes norton district congressional representative tell lawmakers need agree legislation vote favor ask agree american doctrine local laws local residents norton say city council pass range laws recent years issue important many liberal democrats nationally among 15-an-hour minimum wage legalize recreational marijuana one country generous family leave laws washington leaders typically rely senate long less appetite interfere district laws house block legislation affect law uphold washington join six state allow physician-assisted suicide terminally ill patients u.s. representatives vote d.c. assist suicide law