District of Columbia Police Home Rule Act
This bill repeals a provision allowing the President to assume emergency control of the District of Columbia's police force. It directly affects the District of Columbia government and its police department by removing the federal override power during emergencies. The key mechanism is eliminating Section 740 of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, which previously permitted the President to take temporary control of DC police operations. The change shifts full emergency management authority over police to local DC leadership. This is a procedural adjustment to the existing Home Rule framework.
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Introduction
Sep 2025
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Introduced Sep 2, 2025
Last action Sep 2, 2025
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Sep 2, 2025
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
upper
Sep 2, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 11 co-sponsors
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State
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Chris Van Hollen
DDemocratic
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Adam B. Schiff
DDemocratic
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Alex Padilla
DDemocratic
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Angela D. Alsobrooks
DDemocratic
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Bernard Sanders
IIndependent
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Cory A. Booker
DDemocratic
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Elizabeth Warren
DDemocratic
Co
Jeff Merkley
DDemocratic
Co
Peter Welch
DDemocratic
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Richard J. Durbin
DDemocratic
Co
Tammy Baldwin
DDemocratic
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