District of Columbia Clemency Home Rule Act

Bill: 118-hr-3753
Sponsor: full_name: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
Introduced: 2023-05-30
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Latest action: action_date: 2023-05-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-05-30
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>District of Columbia Clemency Home Rule Act</b></p> <p>This bill authorizes the District of Columbia to legislate the terms and conditions under which clemency may be granted for violations of District criminal laws. Under the bill, <i>clemency</i> is defined as a pardon, reprieve, or a commutation of a sentence, or a remission of a fine or other financial penalty.</p>

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3753 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 30, 2023 Ms. Norton introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability 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 Clemency Home Rule Act . 2. Authority to grant clemency for crimes under laws of the District of Columbia (a) Authority described The authority to grant clemency for crimes under the laws of 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— (1) 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 crimes under the laws of the District of Columbia; or (2) to limit the authority described in subsection (a) from being exercised with respect to crimes committed before, on, or after the date of the enactment of this Act. (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.