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Union Calendar No. 270 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5179 
[Report No. 119–316] 
To amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to provide for the 
appointment of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia by 
the President, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 8, 2025 
Mr. FALLON introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
SEPTEMBER 30, 2025 
Additional sponsor: Mr. HIGGINS of Louisiana 
SEPTEMBER 30, 2025 
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 8, 2025] 
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A BILL 
To amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to pro-
vide for the appointment of the Attorney General for 
the District of Columbia by the President, and for other 
purposes. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘District of Columbia 
Attorney General Appointment Reform Act of 2025’’. 
SEC. 2. APPOINTMENT OF ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR DIS-
TRICT OF COLUMBIA BY PRESIDENT. 
(a) APPOINTMENT.—Part C–i of title IV of the District 
of Columbia Home Rule Act (sec. 1–204.35, D.C. Official 
Code) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘PART C–i—ATTORNEY GENERAL 
‘‘SEC. 435. ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR THE DISTRICT OF CO-
LUMBIA. 
‘‘(a) APPOINTMENT.—The Attorney General for the 
District of Columbia shall be appointed by the President. 
‘‘(b) SERVICE.—The Attorney General for the District 
of Columbia shall serve at the pleasure of the President, and 
the appointment of the Attorney General for the District 
of Columbia does not require the advice and consent of the 
Senate. 
‘‘(c) TERM.—The term of office of the Attorney General 
for the District of Columbia shall coincide with the term 
of office of the President. 
‘‘(d) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION REGARDING TREAT-
MENT OF EMPLOYEES.—Nothing in this section shall be 
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construed to treat an employee of the Office of the Attorney 
General for the District of Columbia who is appointed by 
the Attorney General for the District of Columbia as a Fed-
eral employee for any purpose except as may be specified 
in law.’’. 
(b) TERMINATION OF SERVICE OF CURRENT ATTOR-
NEY GENERAL.—The term of service of the individual serv-
ing as the Attorney General for the District of Columbia 
on the day before the date of the enactment of this Act shall 
terminate on the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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Union Calendar No. 270 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 5179 
[Report No. 119–316] 
A BILL 
To amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act 
to provide for the appointment of the Attorney 
General for the District of Columbia by the 
President, and for other purposes. 
SEPTEMBER 30, 2025 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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