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District of Columbia Attorney General Appointment Reform Act of 2025 (HR-5179) · Congress.wiki

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September 30, 2025•6 pages

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September 8, 2025•3 pages

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the Full Committee to consider the following: 1) H.R. 5183, the District of Columbia Home Rule Improvement Act; 2) H.R. 2693, the District of Columbia Electronic Transmittal of Legislation Act; 3) H.R. 5103, the Make the District of Columbia Safe and Beautiful Act; 4) H.R. 5214, the District of Columbia Cash Bail Reform Act; 5) H.R. 5172, the Strong Sentences for Safer D.C. Streets Act; 6) H.R. 5242, to repeal D.C.’s Incarceration Reduction Amendment Act of 2016 and the Second Chance Amendment Act of 2022; 7) H.R. 5163, the Clean and Managed Public Spaces Act; 8) H.R. 4922, the DC Criminal Reforms to Immediately Make Everyone Safer (DC CRIMES) Act; 9) H.R. 5140, the District of Columbia Juvenile Sentencing Reform Act; 10) H.R. 5181, the SOAR Act Improvements Act; 11) H.R. 5107, Common-Sense Law Enforcement and Accountability Now in DC (CLEAN DC) Act; 12) H.R. 5143, the District of Columbia Policing Protection Act; 13) H.R. 5125, the District of Columbia Judicial Nominations Reform Act; 14) H.R. 5179, the District of Columbia Attorney General Appointment Reform Act.

Committee on Oversight and Government ReformCapitol, HVC-210Sep 10, 2025 at 2:00 PM

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United StatesHouse Bill 5179HR 5179

District of Columbia Attorney General Appointment Reform Act of 2025

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Introduced September 8, 2025 by Pat Fallon · Last progress September 8, 2025

AI Summary

This bill would change how Washington, DC’s top lawyer (the Attorney General) is chosen. Instead of DC voters electing this official, the President would pick the person. The Attorney General would serve at the pleasure of the President, for the same length as the President’s term, and would not need Senate confirmation. Employees hired by the DC Attorney General would not automatically become federal employees.

Today, DC voters elect the Attorney General for a four-year term that lines up with the DC Mayor’s term. This bill would end that system. It also says the current DC Attorney General’s term would end as soon as the bill becomes law.

Who is affected: DC residents, the DC Attorney General’s office, and the President.
What changes: The President appoints DC’s Attorney General; no Senate confirmation; term matches the President; current elected AG’s term ends on enactment.
When: Changes take effect when the bill becomes law.