# 119-hr-5143: District of Columbia Policing Protection Act of 2025

119-hr-5143, District of Columbia Policing Protection Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Higgins, Clay [R-LA-3] (R-LA); status passed_house (as of 2026-07-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-5143
- Congress: 119
- Title: District of Columbia Policing Protection Act of 2025
- Status: passed_house
- Introduced: 2025-09-04
- Sponsor: Rep. Higgins, Clay [R-LA-3] (R-LA)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-07-15

## 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. - 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.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Donalds, Byron [R-FL-19] (R-FL), 2025-09-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2] (R-SC), 2025-09-15T00:00:00.000Z

## Votes

| Date | Chamber | Question | Result | Yea | Nay |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-09-17T00:00:00.000Z | house | On Passage | Passed | 245 | 182 |

## Provisions PRIA read

- Federal officers excluded from D.C. rules: benefit, low. 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: mixed, low. 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 depe…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-9298: Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts Act
- 119-hr-987: Fair Access to Banking Act
- 119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act
- 119-hr-4922: D. C. Criminal Reforms to Immediately Make Everyone Safe Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7651: Chloe Cole Act of 2026

## Sources
- [119-hr-5143 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5143)

## Related
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-9298: Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9298)
- [119-hr-987: Fair Access to Banking Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-987)
- [119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-842)
- [119-hr-4922: D. C. Criminal Reforms to Immediately Make Everyone Safe Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4922)
- [119-hr-7651: Chloe Cole Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7651)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5143 (as of 2026-07-15).