Terminating the emergency determined by the President on August 11, 2025, in the Executive Order titled "Declaring a crime emergency in the District of Columbia".

This measure would end the President’s crime emergency declaration for Washington, DC that was made on August 11, 2025. If passed, the special “emergency” status tied to that declaration would no longer be in effect .

• Key points

  • Who is affected: People and agencies in the District of Columbia, since the emergency targeted DC .
  • What changes: The emergency declared by the President is terminated, ending the special emergency status .
  • When: It applies to the emergency that was declared on August 11, 2025 .