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Union Calendar No. 735 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5798 

[Report No. 118–900] 

To restore the right to negotiate matters pertaining to the discipline of 

law enforcement officers of the District of Columbia through collective 

bargaining, to restore the statute of limitations for bringing disciplinary 

cases against members or civilian employees of the Metropolitan Police 

Department of the District of Columbia, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023 

Mr. GARBARINO (for himself and Mr. D’ESPOSITO) introduced the following 

bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability 

DECEMBER 18, 2024 

Additional sponsors: Mr. RUTHERFORD, Mr. BIGGS, Mr. MEUSER, Mr. NICKEL, Mr. CUELLAR, Mr. STAUBER, Mr. MILLER of Ohio, Ms. VAN DUYNE, 

Mr. KELLY of Pennsylvania, Mr. KEAN of New Jersey, and Mr. DAVIS

of North Carolina 

DECEMBER 18, 2024 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 

House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on September 28, 2023] 


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•HR 5798 RH

A BILL 

To restore the right to negotiate matters pertaining to the 

discipline of law enforcement officers of the District of 

Columbia through collective bargaining, to restore the 

statute of limitations for bringing disciplinary cases 

against members or civilian employees of the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia, and 

for other purposes. 


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•HR 5798 RH

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Protecting Our Nation’s 

5 Capital Emergency Act of 2024’’. 

6 SEC. 2. RESTORATION OF EQUITABLE AND FAIR TREAT7 MENT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL OF 

8 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. 

9 (a) RESTORATION OF RIGHT TO NEGOTIATE MATTERS

10 PERTAINING TO DISCIPLINE OF DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

11 LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS THROUGH COLLECTIVE

12 BARGAINING.—Section 1708 of the District of Columbia 

13 Government Comprehensive Merit Personnel Act of 1978 

14 (sec. 1–617.08, D.C. Official Code), as amended by section 

15 116(b) of the Comprehensive Policing and Justice Reform 

16 Amendment Act of 2022 (D.C. Law 24–345), is amended 

17 by striking subsection (c). 

18 (b) RESTORATION OF STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS FOR

19 CLAIMS AGAINST MEMBERS OR CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES OF

20 METROPOLITAN POLICE DEPARTMENT.—Subtitle M of title 

21 I of the Comprehensive Policing and Justice Reform 

22 Amendment Act of 2022 (D.C. Law 24–345) is repealed, 

23 and any provision of law amended or repealed by such sub24 title is restored or revived as if such subtitle had not been 

25 enacted into law. 


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Union Calendar No. 735 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5798 

[Report No. 118–900] 

A BILL 

To restore the right to negotiate matters pertaining 

other purposes. partment of the District of Columbia, and for civilian employees of the Metropolitan Police Debringing disciplinary cases against members or gaining, to restore the statute of limitations for the District of Columbia through collective barto the discipline of law enforcement officers of 

DECEMBER 18, 2024 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Comand ordered to be printed mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 


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