The House on Tuesday failed to overturn a veto from President Joe Biden, falling short of the two-thirds majority needed to shut down a slew of law enforcement policies and disciplinary procedures enacted by local lawmakers in Washington, D.C., late last year.

Lawmakers voted 233-197 in favor of overriding Biden’s veto after only 13 Democrats joined all Republicans, a majority but well short of the two-thirds threshold needed to advance the bill. As a result, the provisions included in the district’s police reform laws will remain in effect in the district.

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Biden vetoed the disapproval resolution on May 25, coinciding with the three-year anniversary of George Floyd's murder at the hands of police officer Derek Chauvin. The legislation seeks to overturn reform policies enacted by D.C. Council members in the aftermath of Floyd’s death, including those that prohibit the use of neck restraints, increase access to body camera footage, and revise officer discipline procedures.

The House passed the disapproval resolution in late April, sending the legislation to the Senate for a vote where it passed with Democratic support on May 16. Its passage marked only the second time in 30 years that Congress voted to repeal a local law passed by the D.C. Council.

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The move angered local lawmakers who argued they have authority to pass such reforms under the D.C. Home Rule Act, a 1973 law that gives the district the power to operate as an independent local government and have control over its own legislative affairs. The only caveat is that all laws are subject to congressional approval before being enacted, giving members of Congress outsize influence over the 68-square-mile jurisdiction.

Even if the House managed to override Biden’s veto, the bill was unlikely to survive the Democratic-led Senate where it would need a two-thirds majority vote to pass. Only eight Democrats joined Republicans to pass the bill in May with a 56-43 vote, putting it below the required threshold.