All Roll Calls
Yes: 245 • No: 182
119-hr-5143119th Congress
District of Columbia Policing Protection Act of 2025
Sponsored By: Representative Higgins, Clay [R-LA-3]
Passed House
Summary
A new pursuit standard for D.C. law enforcement narrows when officers may chase a fleeing vehicle and requires a federal review of tech that warns the public about nearby pursuits. The bill reorganizes D.C. pursuit rules and adds an exception for federal officers while directing a DOJ cost-benefit study of PursuitAlert-style alerts.
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- Families and residents: Requires the Department of Justice to evaluate the costs and benefits of PursuitAlert or similar technology that alerts people near active police pursuits and publish the results. The report must be delivered within 3 years to four congressional committees.
- Metropolitan Police officers: Replaces the prior pursuit rules with a standard that allows vehicular pursuits unless a supervisor reasonably believes the chase would pose an unacceptable risk to bystanders, would be futile, or the suspect can be stopped more effectively by another method.
- Federal law enforcement officers: Explicitly excludes sworn federal law enforcement officers of covered federal agencies from the D.C. pursuit framework.
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2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.
Federal officers excluded from D.C. rules
This bill would clarify that sworn federal law enforcement officers in a covered federal agency are not included under this D.C. pursuit definition. It would rely on the existing federal definition of covered agencies from a 1997 law. If enacted, the change would take effect upon enactment.
New rules for D.C. police chases
This bill would change when D.C. police may start a car chase. Officers could pursue a fleeing driver unless they or a supervisor reasonably think the chase is too risky to others, would be futile, or there is a better, faster way to catch the suspect. This could lead to more or fewer pursuits depending on the situation. If enacted, the change would take effect upon enactment.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Higgins, Clay [R-LA-3]
LA • R
Cosponsors
Rep. Donalds, Byron [R-FL-19]
FL • R
Sponsored 9/4/2025
Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2]
SC • R
Sponsored 9/15/2025
Roll Call Votes
house vote • 9/17/2025
On Passage
Yes: 245 • No: 182