# 119-hr-5051: To require members of the Armed Forces performing active service in the District of Columbia in response to an order of the President which relates to crime or civil disturbance in the District of Columbia to participate in a program substantially similar to the Body-Worn Camera Program of the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia.

119-hr-5051, To require members of the Armed Forces performing active service in the District of Columbia in response to an order of the President which relates to crime or civil disturbance in the District of Columbia to participate in a program substantially similar to the Body-Worn Camera Program of the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC); status introduced (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-5051
- Congress: 119
- Title: To require members of the Armed Forces performing active service in the District of Columbia in response to an order of the President which relates to crime or civil disturbance in the District of Columbia to participate in a program substantially similar to the Body-Worn Camera Program of the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia.
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-08-26
- Sponsor: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Body-worn cameras for active-duty service members in D.C.** This bill would require every member of the Armed Forces performing active service inside the District of Columbia in response to a presidential order addressing crime or civil disturbance to wear a camera. The camera program must be substantially similar to the Metropolitan Police Department's Body-Worn Camera Program as set out in District law. The requirement applies only while the member is in the District responding to that specified presidential order and would take effect 30 days after enactment.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13] (D-MI), 2025-08-29T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Body cameras for troops in D.C.: mixed, low. If enacted, service members sent to Washington, D.C. by a Presidential order about crime or civil unrest would need to wear body cameras. They would follow a program similar to the D.C. Metropolitan Police body‑worn camera program. The rule would apply only while they are on active duty in D.C. for…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-5051 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5051)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5051 (as of 2026-04-21).