HR 5698
District of Columbia Clemency Home Rule Act
Summary
District of Columbia Clemency Home Rule Act This bill authorizes the District of Columbia to legislate the terms and conditions under which clemency may be granted for violations of District criminal laws. Under the bill, clemency is defined as a pardon, reprieve, or a commutation of a sentence, or a remission of a fine or other financial penalty.
Bill status
- Status
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton [D-DC-At Large]
- Cosponsors
- 0
- Policy area
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Introduced
- 2025-10-06
- Latest action
- 2025-10-06: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Committee referrals
Recent actions
- 2025-10-06: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
- 2025-10-06: Introduced in House
- 2025-10-06: Introduced in House