District of Columbia Police Home Rule Act

Bill: 117-hr-656
Sponsor: full_name: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
Introduced: 2021-02-01
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: District of Columbia

Intergovernmental relations

Law enforcement administration and funding

Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents

State and local government operations

War and emergency powers
Latest action: action_date: 2021-02-01
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-02-01
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>District of Columbia Police Home Rule Act</b></p> <p>This bill restricts the authority of the President to assume control of the District of Columbia Metropolitan Police Department during an emergency.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 656 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 1, 2021 Ms. Norton (for herself and Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform A BILL To amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to repeal the authority of the President to assume emergency control of the police of the District of Columbia.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the District of Columbia Police Home Rule Act . 2. Repeal of authority of President to assume emergency control of police of District of Columbia (a) Repeal of authority The District of Columbia Home Rule Act is amended by striking section 740 (sec. 1–207.40, D.C. Official Code). (b) Clerical amendment The table of contents of such Act is amended by striking the item relating to section 740.