The record

LegislationLegislation· Jun 2025
HR 2096 Passed House — in Senate

Sponsored by Andrew R. Garbarino (R)

Protecting Our Nation’s Capital Emergency Act

Rescinds 2023 DC police discipline rules, restoring negotiation rights and shortened complaint timelines.

Tradeoff

Reinstates a 90-day limit to file complaints against DC police officers and lets discipline be negotiated in union contracts. Eliminates the police chief's power to increase recommended penalties and removes the requirement to publish termination hearing schedules online.

What's in it

See official bill text

No federal cost; $0 impact on the deficit over all scored periods (2025-2035).

This bill has no federal budget cost because it modifies D.C. local law only; the real effect is on D.C. government operations and police labor relations, not federal spending or revenue.

H.R. 2096, Protecting Our Nation’s Capital Emergency Act · Jun 2025

The House passed this 235-178 on June 10, 2025 — now in the Senate.

  1. House

    Introduced

    (Mar 14, 2025)

  2. House

    Committee on Oversight and Government Reform(Mar 14, 2025)

  3. House

    The Committee on Oversight and Government Reform voted to send it to the floor

    Reported 23 - 18(May 21, 2025)

    Committee report H. Rept. 119-138.

  4. House

    Passage of the bill

    Passed(Roll #162 · Jun 10, 2025)

    235 yeanay 178

  5. Senate

    Received from the House

    on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs(Jun 11, 2025)

Passage votes so far· Jun 10, 2025· 119th Congress · 2025–2027