Common-Sense Law Enforcement and Accountability Now in DC Act of 2025
Latest action · Nov 20, 2025 Received in the Senate.
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.
- IntroducedSep 3, 2025
- Passed HouseNov 19, 2025
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Common-Sense Law Enforcement and Accountability Now in DC Act or the CLEAN DC Act
This bill repeals the Comprehensive Policing and Justice Reform Amendment Act of 2022, enacted by the Council of the District of Columbia.
Any provision of law amended or repealed by that act is restored or revived as if it had not been enacted.
(The act sets forth a variety of measures that focus on policing, including measures prohibiting the use of certain neck restraints by law enforcement officers, requiring additional procedures related to body-worn cameras, and expanding access to police disciplinary records.)
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 299 | On Passage | Passed233–190 | Nov 19, 2025 |
Cosponsors 29
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 3, 2025 to Sep 10, 2025; 28 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-FL | Aaron Bean | Original | Sep 3, 2025 |
| R-TN | Andrew Ogles | Original | Sep 3, 2025 |
| R-AZ | Andy Biggs | Original | Sep 3, 2025 |
| R-FL | Anna Paulina Luna | Original | Sep 3, 2025 |
| R-AL | Barry Moore | Original | Sep 3, 2025 |
| R-TX | Beth Van Duyne | Original | Sep 3, 2025 |
| R-TX | Brandon Gill | Original | Sep 3, 2025 |
| R-FL | Byron Donalds | Original | Sep 3, 2025 |
| R-TX | Chip Roy | Original | Sep 3, 2025 |
| R-LA | Clay Higgins | Original | Sep 3, 2025 |
| R-TN | Diana Harshbarger | Original | Sep 3, 2025 |
| R-GA | Earl L. "Buddy" Carter | Original | Sep 3, 2025 |
| R-AZ | Elijah Crane | Original | Sep 3, 2025 |
| R-MO | Eric Burlison | Original | Sep 3, 2025 |
| D-TX | Henry Cuellar | Original | Sep 3, 2025 |
| R-TX | Jodey C. Arrington | Original | Sep 3, 2025 |
| R-OK | Josh Brecheen | Original | Sep 3, 2025 |
| R-TX | Keith Self | Original | Sep 3, 2025 |
| R-CO | Lauren Boebert | Original | Sep 3, 2025 |
| R-NV | Mark E. Amodei | Original | Sep 3, 2025 |
| R-IL | Mary E. Miller | Original | Sep 3, 2025 |
| R-AK | Nicholas J. Begich III | Original | Sep 3, 2025 |
| R-AZ | Paul A. Gosar | Original | Sep 3, 2025 |
| R-MN | Pete Stauber | Original | Sep 3, 2025 |
| R-SC | Sheri Biggs | Original | Sep 3, 2025 |
| R-TN | Tim Burchett | Original | Sep 3, 2025 |
| R-TX | Troy E. Nehls | Original | Sep 3, 2025 |
| R-OH | Warren Davidson | Original | Sep 3, 2025 |
| R-IA | Ashley Hinson | Sep 10, 2025 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Referred Sep 3, 2025Markup Sep 10, 2025Reported Sep 30, 2025 |
Actions 16
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 20, 2025Received in the Senate.
- Nov 19, 2025Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 879. (consideration: CR H4800-4805)
- Nov 19, 2025Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4806-4807)
- Nov 19, 2025Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 233 - 190 (Roll no. 299). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H4800-4801)
- Nov 19, 2025Rule provides for consideration of S.J. Res. 80, H.J. Res. 130, H.J. Res. 131, H. Con. Res. 58, H.R. 1949, H.R. 3109, H.R. 5107 and H.R. 5214. The resolution provides for consideration of S.J. Res. 80, H.J. Res. 130, H.J. Res. 131, H. Con. Res. 58, H.R. 1949, H.R. 3109, H.R. 5107, and H.R. 5214 under a closed rule with one hour of general debate on each measure. The resolution also provides for one motion to recommit on H.J. Res. 130, H.J. Res. 131, H.R. 1949, H.R. 3109, H.R. 5107, and H.R. 5214, and one motion to commit S.J. Res. 80.
In the Congressional Record 2
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H4800–H4805Text printed H4800Recorded votes H4806enact | Andrew S. Clyde R-GA, Eleanor Holmes Norton D-DC, James Comer R-KY, Robert Garcia D-CA | Nov 19, 2025 |
| House | Debate and remarks H4718–H4725Text printed H4719Amendments H4725Recorded votes H4734, H4735consideration (H. Res. 879), previous question | Burgess Owens R-UT, James P. McGovern D-MA (amendment), Virginia Foxx R-NC | Nov 18, 2025 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Oct 3, 2025H.R. 5107, CLEAN DC Act of 2025As ordered reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on September 10, 2025
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 171, no. 144, September 3, 2025, page H3829.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R47927 | District of Columbia Local Lawmaking and Congressional Authority | Report | Mar 11, 2026 |
Amendments 1
Amendments offered to this bill.
| Amendment | Description | Offered by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| HAmdt 110 | Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 879, the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform printed in the bill is considered adopted. | Rules Committee | On agreeing to the Rules amendment (A001) Agreed to without objection. |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
Titles 6
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To repeal the Comprehensive Policing and Justice Reform Amendment Act of 2022 enacted by the District of Columbia Council.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- CLEAN DC Act
- Common-Sense Law Enforcement and Accountability Now in DC Act
- Short Title(s) as Reported to House
- Common-Sense Law Enforcement and Accountability Now in DC Act of 2025
- Short Title(s) as Passed House
- Common-Sense Law Enforcement and Accountability Now in DC Act of 2025
- Official Title from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text
- To repeal the Comprehensive Policing and Justice Reform Amendment Act of 2022 enacted by the District of Columbia Council.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 19, 2025Engrossed in House
- Sep 30, 2025Reported in House
- Sep 3, 2025Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.