District of Columbia National Guard Home Rule Act
This bill transfers command authority over the District of Columbia National Guard from the U.S. President and federal officials to the Mayor of Washington, D.C. It directly affects the DC National Guard and its operations by amending multiple laws to replace references to the President, Secretary of the Army, or "Commanding General" with the Mayor. Key provisions include changing the Mayor to the Commander-in-Chief (Section 2(a)), appointing officers under the Mayor’s authority (Section 2(c)), and updating federal statutes (Titles 10 and 32) to reflect this change. The bill ensures the Mayor, not federal officials, now oversees all aspects of the DC National Guard, aligning with the District’s home rule framework.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
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Floor Vote
President
Introduced Feb 2, 2023
Last action Feb 2, 2023
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Feb 2, 2023
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
upper
Feb 2, 2023
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 13 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Chris Van Hollen
DDemocratic
Co
Benjamin L. Cardin
DDemocratic
Co
Catherine Cortez Masto
DDemocratic
Co
Cory A. Booker
DDemocratic
Co
Edward J. Markey
DDemocratic
Co
Mark R. Warner
DDemocratic
Co
Richard Blumenthal
DDemocratic
Co
Richard J. Durbin
DDemocratic
Co
Robert P. Casey, Jr.
DDemocratic
Co
Ron Wyden
DDemocratic
Co
Tammy Baldwin
DDemocratic
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