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HR5092Referred to Committee

District of Columbia Police Home Rule Act

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2025-09-02
Introduced
5
Cosponsors
HR
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Type

Sponsor

Eleanor Holmes Norton
Eleanor Holmes Norton
Democrat · DC · Representative
Votes with party: 96.6% (59 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/N000147

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

Cosponsors (5)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

5 cosponsors on record at Congress.gov. The named list is syncing into Govwatch and will appear here shortly — view on Congress.gov in the meantime.

Latest Action

The most recent step in the bill's legislative path. Committee Activity below shows referrals and reports; the full action-by-action history including floor proceedings lives at Congress.gov →

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

2025-09-02

Source: Congress.gov

Committee Activity

Currently in

  • House Committee on Oversight and Government ReformReferred To · 2025-09-02

Plain-English Summary

The proposal would give Washington, D.C. more control over its own police department by reducing federal oversight and allowing local officials to make decisions about police operations, budgets, and policies. This change would affect D.C. residents and police officers by shifting power from Congress to the city's elected government, similar to how police departments operate in other U.S. cities. The measure reflects an ongoing debate about whether the nation's capital should have the same self-governing authority as other municipalities.

AI-assisted summary generated from the official bill metadata (title, subjects, actions) sourced from Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed. Always verify against the official text linked below.

Subjects

Government Operations and Politics
Full bill text is not yet cached locally.
Open text viewRead on Congress.gov

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