HR 2096 · Protecting Our Nation’s Capital Emergency Act
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- Introduced
- Mar 14, 2025
- Latest action
- Jun 11, 2025
- Sponsor
- Rep. Andrew R. Garbarino [R-NY-2]
- Policy area
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Cosponsors
- 3
Summary
Protecting Our Nation's Capital Emergency Act of 2025 This bill rescinds certain changes that were made in 2023 to District of Columbia (DC) law governing discipline of Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) officers. First, the bill reinstates a 90-day statute of limitations (i.e., time limit) for initiating a corrective or adverse action against any MPD officer or civilian employee. The bill also allows officer disciplinary matters to be negotiated as part of a collective bargaining agreement. Next, the bill eliminates the MPD police chief's authority to increase the police trial board's recommended penalty for officer misconduct. Finally, the bill eliminates a requirement that MPD publish a schedule online of disciplinary hearings for which the proposed action is termination, including the date, time, and underlying allegations.
Recent actions
- Jun 11, 2025 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- Jun 10, 2025 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Jun 10, 2025 On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 235 - 178, 1 Present (Roll no. 162). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H2589-2590)
- Jun 10, 2025 Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 235 - 178, 1 Present (Roll no. 162). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H2589-2590)
- Jun 10, 2025 Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2600-2601)
- Jun 10, 2025 POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H.R. 2096, the Chair put the question on passage of the bill and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Comer demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
- Jun 10, 2025 The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
- Jun 10, 2025 DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 2096.
Votes
- On Passage Passed · Jun 10, 2025, 9:30 PM