S 2689 United States Senate · 119th Congress

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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Sep 2025
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Introduced Sep 2, 2025 Last action Sep 2, 2025
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Sep 2, 2025
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
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Sep 2, 2025
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