District of Columbia Home Rule Clemency Act

Bill: 114-hr-4338
Sponsor: full_name: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
Introduced: 2016-01-06
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Criminal procedure and sentencing

District of Columbia

Intergovernmental relations

Law enforcement administration and funding

State and local government operations
Latest action: action_date: 2016-01-06
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Summaries:
action_date: 2016-01-06
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>District of Columbia Home Rule Clemency Act</b></p> <p>This bill declares that the authority to grant clemency for offenses against the District of Columbia shall be exercised by such person or persons, and under such terms and conditions, as may be provided under a law enacted by the District of Columbia.</p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4338 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 6, 2016 Ms. Norton introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform A BILL To provide that the authority to grant clemency for offenses against the District of Columbia shall be exercised in accordance with law enacted by the District of Columbia.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the District of Columbia Home Rule Clemency Act . 2. Authority to grant clemency in accordance with District of Columbia law for offenses against District of Columbia (a) Authority described The authority to grant clemency for offenses against the District of Columbia shall be exercised by such person or persons, and under such terms and conditions, as may be provided under law enacted by the District of Columbia. (b) Rule of Construction Nothing in this Act may be construed to affect any authority exercised by the President or the Mayor of the District of Columbia prior to the effective date of any law enacted by the District of Columbia pursuant to this Act with respect to the authority to grant clemency for offenses against the District of Columbia. (c) Clemency Defined In this Act, the term clemency means a pardon, reprieve, or commutation of sentence, or a remission of a fine or other financial penalty.