Bill · H.R. 5092· House(119-HR-5092)
District of Columbia Police Home Rule Act
- Introduced
- 9/2/2025
- Last activity
- 9/2/2025 — Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
- Sponsored by
- Eleanor Norton
- Cosponsors
- - 5 - 0
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill, known as the ``District of Columbia Police Home Rule Act'', proposes an amendment to the District of Columbia Home Rule Act. The primary purpose is to repeal the authority of the President to assume emergency control of the police in the District of Columbia. This would be achieved by striking section 740 of the existing Act. Additionally, the bill includes a clerical amendment to update the table of contents.
Yes· 3 of 4
Does this leave more decisions to the states?+6
The bill increases local autonomy for the District of Columbia by stripping federal emergency intervention powers over local police.
Does this change how police departments operate?+5
The bill removes the President's power to assume emergency control over local police, shifting authority back to local governance.
Would people in cities be better off under this?+4
Residents of the District of Columbia gain more local control over their police force by removing federal emergency takeover powers.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
- Removal of Presidential Emergency Police Control: By striking section 740, the bill removes the President's power to take over the District of Columbia police during an emergency (Section 2, subsection a). This could be seen as a positive for those who believe the local police should remain under local control regardless of emergency circumstances.
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No specific negative impacts are listed in the provided text: The text provided focuses solely on the repeal of the President's authority to assume emergency control and does not outline any negative consequences or burdens resulting from this change.
Groups and Interests Ranking
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- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Urban Residents+4Good For African Americans+3
- Governance And Ideology
- Increase States Rights+6
- Social Issues And Justice
- Improves Policing Reform+5
- 5/19/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 10/14/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 10/3/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 9/26/2025
- 2 Cosponsors added.
- 9/2/2025
- Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
- Introduced in House
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