H.R. 5207

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 5207 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5207 To amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to permit the President to make certain extensions of the emergency period during which the President may exercise control over the Metropolitan Police Department. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 8, 2025 Mr. Ogles introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to permit the President to make certain extensions of the emergency period during which the President may exercise control over the Metropolitan Police Department. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Capital Emergency Control Act of 2025''. SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF THE EMERGENCY PERIOD DURING WHICH THE PRESIDENT MAY EXERCISE CONTROL OVER METROPOLITAN POLICE DEPARTMENT. (a) In General.--Section 740 of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act (sec. 1-207.40, D.C. Official Code) is amended-- (1) in subsection (b), by striking ``subsection (c)'' and inserting ``subsections (c) and (e)''; (2) in subsection (d), by striking ``subsection (c)'' and inserting ``subsections (c) and (e)''; and (3) by adding at the end the following new subsection: ``(e) Services made available pursuant to the authority of the President under subsection (a) of this section may be extended for additional 30-day periods if the President transmits to the Chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the House of Representatives and the Chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a written notification of such extension and the basis for determining that special conditions of an emergency nature continue to exist.''. (b) Applicability.--This Act, and the amendments made by this Act, shall apply with respect to an emergency declared by the President under section 740 of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act (sec. 1- 207.40, D.C. Official Code) that is in effect on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. <all>