S 3982 · 116th Congress 2019–2021, ended

District of Columbia Police Home Rule Act

Introduced Jun 17, 2020 Originated Senate Sponsor Chris Van Hollen D-MD

Fact sheet

Latest action · Jun 17, 2020 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

IntroducedJun 17, 2020
Passed SenateNot reached
Passed HouseNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

District of Columbia Police Home Rule Act

This bill restricts the authority of the President to assume control of the District of Columbia Metropolitan Police Department during an emergency.

Cosponsors 6

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 17, 2020 to Jun 18, 2020, with 5 there on the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
D-MD	Benjamin L. Cardin	Original	Jun 17, 2020
D-MA	Edward J. Markey	Original	Jun 17, 2020
D-CT	Richard Blumenthal	Original	Jun 17, 2020
D-WI	Tammy Baldwin	Original	Jun 17, 2020
D-DE	Thomas R. Carper	Original	Jun 17, 2020
D-VA	Tim Kaine		Jun 18, 2020

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

Jun 17, 2020Introduced in Senate
Jun 17, 2020Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

Bill	Title	Relationship	Latest action
HR 3092	District of Columbia Police Home Rule Act	Identical bill	Jun 4, 2019

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.

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Jun 17, 2020Introduced in Senate

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