# 119-hr-2096: Protecting Our Nation’s Capital Emergency Act

119-hr-2096, Protecting Our Nation’s Capital Emergency Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Garbarino, Andrew R. [R-NY-2] (R-NY); status passed_house; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-07-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-2096
- Congress: 119
- Title: Protecting Our Nation’s Capital Emergency Act
- Status: passed_house
- Introduced: 2025-03-14
- Sponsor: Rep. Garbarino, Andrew R. [R-NY-2] (R-NY)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-07-15

## Summary

**Restores DC law enforcement collective bargaining over disciplinary matters.** This bill would remove a restriction in District law that blocked bargaining on discipline for Metropolitan Police Department officers and civilian employees and would revive the prior statute of limitations for claims against MPD members by repealing the subtitle that shortened those deadlines. - Law enforcement officers: Allows MPD officers and civilian employees to negotiate disciplinary rules and processes again through collective bargaining. - People bringing claims: Reinstates the earlier time limits for suits or disciplinary claims against MPD members, which could make some claims timely that were shortened under the prior change. - District officials and legal teams: Changes the timeline and bargaining landscape the District must navigate in officer discipline and related litigation.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. Stauber, Pete [R-MN-8] (R-MN), 2025-03-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5] (R-AZ), 2025-05-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rutherford, John H. [R-FL-5] (R-FL), 2025-05-19T00:00:00.000Z

## Votes

| Date | Chamber | Question | Result | Yea | Nay |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-06-10T00:00:00.000Z | house | On Passage | Passed | 235 | 178 |

## Provisions PRIA read

- DC police unions could bargain on discipline: benefit, low. If enacted, District of Columbia police officers and their unions would again be able to bargain over discipline. The bill would remove the 2022 limit in DC law that blocked bargaining on discipline. This would apply to law enforcement officers employed by the District government. The text provided…
- Restore old deadlines for DC police lawsuits: mixed, low. The bill would repeal a part of DC’s 2022 policing law and restore the prior statute of limitations for claims against DC police officers and civilian employees. If enacted, people could again follow the older filing deadlines and related rules when suing members or civilian staff of the Metropolit…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-6644: 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act
- 119-hr-21: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act
- 119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act
- 119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1919: Anti-CBDC Surveillance State Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-2096 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2096)

## Related
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-6644: 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6644)
- [119-hr-21: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-21)
- [119-hr-9237: Take Care of America’s Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9237)
- [119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2725)
- [119-hr-1919: Anti-CBDC Surveillance State Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1919)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2096 (as of 2026-07-15).