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".
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- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- House
- Sponsors
- 104
- Latest action
- Aug 15, 2025
What it does
This joint resolution seeks to terminate the crime emergency declared by the President on August 11, 2025, in the District of Columbia, arguing that the emergency conditions no longer exist and that the President overstepped authority under the District of Columbia Home Rule Act. It affects the federal government’s ability to direct the Metropolitan Police Department for federal purposes in D.C., asserting that such power is limited to requesting the Mayor’s cooperation, not federalizing the police force. The resolution cites declining violent crime rates and the federal blockade of $1 billion in locally raised D.C. revenues for public safety as key reasons for terminating the emergency. If…
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