Bill · H.R. 4574· House(119-HR-4574)
District of Columbia Courts Home Rule Act
- Introduced
- 7/21/2025
- Last activity
- 7/21/2025 — Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
- Sponsored by
- Eleanor Norton
- Cosponsors
- None
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill, called the "District of Columbia Courts Home Rule Act", aims to give the Council of the District of Columbia the power to make laws about how the District of Columbia courts are organized and what they can decide. It does this by changing the District of Columbia Home Rule Act. Specifically, it removes a paragraph that limited the Council's power over the courts.
Yes
Would people in cities be better off under this?+5
Residents of the District of Columbia benefit from increased local control and self-determination regarding their court system.
Does this leave more decisions to the states?+5
The bill grants the District of Columbia local council greater authority over its own court system, enhancing local self-governance.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
- More Local Control: Section 2 lets the D.C. Council make laws about the D.C. courts. This could be seen as positive because it gives the people of D.C., through their elected council, more say in how their local courts are run.
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- I am unable to locate any information about negative impacts within the text of this bill.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Urban Residents+5
- Governance And Ideology
- Increase States Rights+5
- 7/21/2025
- Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E693)
- Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
- Introduced in House