H.R. 2096 · Where this bill is now
In the Senate
Passed the House Jun 10, 2025. Received Jun 11, 2025; no Senate vote yet
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summaryRestores DC police discipline rules from 2023
In 2023, Washington DC changed its laws about how the police department disciplines officers. This bill would undo some of those changes. It would bring back a 90-day time limit for starting discipline cases against police officers or staff, allow unions to negotiate discipline terms, remove the police chief's power to increase penalties recommended by the police trial board, and stop requiring the department to publish hearing schedules online for termination cases.
How it affects you
This mainly affects DC police officers and the people overseeing police discipline in the District of Columbia. Officers would see changes in how and when they can be disciplined, while the public would no longer have automatic access to online schedules of certain disciplinary hearings.
Read the official summary (Introduced in House, Mar 14, 2025)
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.
Written by AI (Claude) using only the official summary by the Congressional Research Service, the Library of Congress’s nonpartisan research staff. It can miss nuance, so check the official summary and the bill text for details.
1st SessionH. R. 2096
AN ACT
Protecting Our Nation’s Capital Emergency Act
Sponsor: Rep. Andrew R. Garbarino (R-NY-2) · Introduced Mar 14, 2025 · Crime and Law Enforcement · 4 versions of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Jun 11, 2025: “Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.”
How Congress voted
Official roll callsHouse · On Passage · Jun 10, 2025
Passage Passed 235–178
| Party | Yes | No | Present | Didn’t vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democrats | 30 | 174 | 1 | 7 |
| Republicans | 205 | 4 | 0 | 11 |
34 members voted against most of their party: 30 Democrats voted Yes and 4 Republicans voted No.
Congress votes on whole bills and amendments, not on single sections.