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The bill restores prior D.C. policing statutes to preserve legal continuity and some existing provisions, but does so by rolling back parts of the 2022 reforms—tradeoffs that may weaken oversight, erode community trust, and invite legal challenges.
Local governments and law enforcement in D.C. will have prior policing statutes and procedures restored, providing legal continuity for ongoing cases and for law enforcement operations.
Local governments and law enforcement will retain Subtitle S and Subtitle A, preserving specific reforms or protections in those provisions so parts of the 2022 changes remain in effect rather than being wholly disrupted.
Urban communities and racial and ethnic minorities in D.C. risk losing police oversight, accountability, or procedural protections that were enacted in 2022, reducing safeguards that benefited those populations.
Local governments and law enforcement may face legal uncertainty and increased litigation as courts and agencies sort out which statutes and procedures apply to pending and future cases.
Urban communities and racial and ethnic minorities may experience reduced trust in police and government, potentially harming public safety perceptions and police–community relations in D.C.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Repeals most of D.C.'s 2022 policing and justice reform law and restores prior local law while preserving two specified subtitles and their cited D.C. Code sections.
Repeals most of the District of Columbia’s 2022 policing and justice reform law and restores the prior DC statutes and rules as if that 2022 law had never been enacted, while leaving two specified subtitles of the 2022 law in force. One brief provision only supplies an official short title for the Act. The measure does not provide new funding, create new federal or local duties, or amend other federal statutes; it simply removes the bulk of the 2022 local reform law and preserves two identified portions of that law and their cited D.C. Code sections.
Introduced September 3, 2025 by Andrew S. Clyde · Last progress November 20, 2025