# 119-hr-5092: District of Columbia Police Home Rule Act

119-hr-5092, District of Columbia Police Home Rule Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC); status introduced (as of 2026-09-21).

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- As of: 2026-09-21
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-5092
- Congress: 119
- Title: District of Columbia Police Home Rule Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-09-02
- Sponsor: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**Removes presidential emergency control over D.C. police.** This bill would strike section 740 from the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, ending the President's statutory authority to assume emergency control of the D.C. Police and updating the law's table of contents.

## Cosponsors (5)

- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI), 2025-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] (D-MA), 2025-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2025-10-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Randall, Emily [D-WA-6] (D-WA), 2025-10-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13] (D-MI), 2026-05-19T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- End presidential control of DC police: benefit, low. If enacted, this would repeal the President’s power to take emergency control of the DC police. Local DC leaders would keep control during emergencies. The bill would also update the law’s table of contents to remove that section. The change would take effect upon enactment. This mainly affects DC…

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- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
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- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-3971: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-5092 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5092)

## Related
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- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-8870: BUILD America 250 Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8870)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-3971: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3971)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5092 (as of 2026-09-21).