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Removes the President’s statutory authority to assume emergency control of the District of Columbia police by striking section 740 of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act and deleting the corresponding table-of-contents entry. The change narrowly withdraws that specific federal tool and restores final operational control of the District’s police to local authorities under the Home Rule framework.
The amendment is limited to removing the named Home Rule Act provision; it does not specify an effective date or provide funding, nor does it explicitly address other federal emergency authorities outside the Home Rule Act.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Introduced September 2, 2025 by Christopher Van Hollen · Last progress September 2, 2025