Protecting Our Nation’s Capital Emergency Act

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Introduced 2025-03-14Topic: criminal justice

Summary

Summary by the Congressional Research Service

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.

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Recorded votes

Date	Chamber	Question	Result	Yeas	Nays
2025-06-10	House roll 162	On Passage	Passed	235	178

Action history

Date	Chamber	Action	Status effect
2025-06-11	Senate	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.	refer
2025-06-10	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2025-06-10	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)
2025-06-10		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)	floor pass
2025-06-10	House	Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2600-2601)
2025-06-10	House	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.
2025-06-10	House	The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
2025-06-10	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 2096.
2025-06-10	House	Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 884, H.R. 2056, H.R. 2096 and S. 331. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 884, H.R. 2056, H.R. 2096, and S. 331 under a closed rule with one hour of general debate for each bill. The resolution provides for one motion to recommit on H.R. 884, H.R. 2056, and H.R. 2096, and one motion to commit on S. 331.
2025-06-10	House	Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 489. (consideration: CR H2589-2594)
2025-06-09	House	Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 489 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 884, H.R. 2056, H.R. 2096 and S. 331. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 884, H.R. 2056, H.R. 2096, and S. 331 under a closed rule with one hour of general debate for each bill. The resolution provides for one motion to recommit on H.R. 884, H.R. 2056, and H.R. 2096, and one motion to commit on S. 331.
2025-06-04	House	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 107.
2025-06-04	House	Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. H. Rept. 119-138.	report
2025-06-04		Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. H. Rept. 119-138.	report
2025-05-21	House	Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 18.	refer
2025-05-21	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held	refer
2025-03-14	House	Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.	refer
2025-03-14		Introduced in House	introduce
2025-03-14		Introduced in House	introduce

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