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RepublicanBill · H.J.Res. 114· House(119-HJRES-114)

Extending the emergency determined by the President on August 11, 2025 in the Executive Order titled "Declaring a crime emergency in the District of Columbia".

Rep. Luna
Age: 37 years
Florida
Introduced
8/15/2025
Last activity
8/15/2025 — Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Sponsored by
Anna Paulina Luna
Cosponsors
Republican - 1Democrat - 0
Crime and Law Enforcement
  1. Introduced
  2. In Committee

What this bill would do

This joint resolution seeks to extend an emergency previously declared by the President. The original emergency was established on August 11, 2025, via an Executive Order titled "Declaring a crime emergency in the District of Columbia." Under this resolution, the emergency would continue until the President declares that it has ended. This action is being taken pursuant to section 740(d) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act.

Yes

  • Does this give the federal government more power?+2

    The resolution extends the President's authority to maintain an emergency status within the District of Columbia.

The opposite· 3 of 5

  • Does this give the government more power to monitor people inside the country?-2

    A declared crime emergency often facilitates increased government monitoring and law enforcement presence in the District of Columbia.

  • Does this change how police departments operate?-2

    The extension of a crime emergency in the District of Columbia may increase police activity and surveillance without specific reform mandates.

  • Does this protect people from being watched or searched?-2

    The continued crime emergency may lead to increased law enforcement oversight and potential impacts on individual privacy in the District of Columbia.