I 
119TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7068 
To prohibit the District of Columbia government from appointing individuals 
convicted of crimes of violence or dangerous crimes as employees of 
the government or from entering into contracts with vendors who employ 
individuals convicted of crimes of violence or dangerous crimes, and 
for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 14, 2026 
Ms. MACE (for herself and Mr. BURCHETT) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
A BILL 
To prohibit the District of Columbia government from ap-
pointing individuals convicted of crimes of violence or 
dangerous crimes as employees of the government or 
from entering into contracts with vendors who employ 
individuals convicted of crimes of violence or dangerous 
crimes, and for other purposes. 
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 ‘‘No Convicts Running 
the Capital Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. PROHIBITING EMPLOYMENT WITH DISTRICT OF CO-
LUMBIA GOVERNMENT OF INDIVIDUALS CON-
VICTED OF VIOLENT CRIMES. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—An employing authority of an of-
fice of the District of Columbia government may not ap-
point an individual to a position in the District of Colum-
bia government unless the individual certifies that the in-
dividual has not been finally convicted of a crime of vio-
lence or a dangerous crime. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE; TERMINATION OF CURRENT 
EMPLOYEES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (a) shall apply 
with respect to an individual appointed to a position 
in the District of Columbia government after the 
date of the enactment of this Act. 
(2) TERMINATION.—Not later than 90 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Dis-
trict of Columbia shall terminate the employment of 
any individual who has been finally convicted of a 
crime of violence or a dangerous crime who holds a 
position in the District of Columbia government on 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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SEC. 3. PROHIBITING DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA GOVERN-
MENT FROM ENTERING INTO CONTRACTS 
WITH VENDORS EMPLOYING INDIVIDUALS 
CONVICTED OF VIOLENT CRIMES. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—An office of the District of Co-
lumbia government may not enter into a contract with a 
vendor for the provision of goods or services unless the 
vendor certifies that the vendor is not a covered vendor. 
(b) COVERED VENDOR DEFINED.—In this section, a 
vendor is a ‘‘covered vendor’’ with respect to a contract 
if either of the following applies: 
(1) In the case of a vendor who is an individual, 
the vendor has been finally convicted of a crime of 
violence or a dangerous crime. 
(2) In the case of a vendor who is an entity— 
(A) the vendor employs an individual who 
has been finally convicted of a crime of violence 
or a dangerous crime to provide goods or serv-
ices under the contract; 
(B) an individual who has been finally con-
victed of a crime of violence or a dangerous 
crime serves as an officer or director of the ven-
dor, including by serving on the vendor’s board 
of directors; or 
(C) an individual who has been finally con-
victed of a crime of violence or a dangerous 
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crime has a controlling ownership interest in 
the vendor. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE; TERMINATION OF CURRENT 
CONTRACTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (a) shall apply 
with respect to contracts entered into after the date 
of the enactment of this Act. 
(2) TERMINATION.—Not later than 90 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Dis-
trict of Columbia shall terminate any contract with 
a vendor who is a covered vendor which is in effect 
on the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act, the following definitions apply: 
(1) The term ‘‘crime of violence’’ has the mean-
ing given such term in section 23–1331(4), District 
of Columbia Official Code, except that such term in-
cludes an offense under Federal, State, or local law 
which is substantially similar to an offense described 
in such section. 
(2) The term ‘‘dangerous crime’’ has the mean-
ing given such term in section 23–1331(3), District 
of Columbia Official Code, except that such term in-
cludes an offense under Federal, State, or local law 
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which is substantially similar to an offense described 
in such section. 
(3) The term ‘‘finally convicted’’ means a con-
viction— 
(A) which has not been appealed and is no 
longer appealable because the time for taking 
an appeal has expired; or 
(B) which has been appealed and the ap-
peals process for which is completed. 
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