# 119-hr-5183: District of Columbia Home Rule Improvement Act of 2025

119-hr-5183, District of Columbia Home Rule Improvement Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-9] (R-AZ); status in_committee (as of 2026-06-13).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-5183
- Congress: 119
- Title: District of Columbia Home Rule Improvement Act of 2025
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-09-08
- Sponsor: Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-9] (R-AZ)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-06-13

## Summary

**Establishes a uniform 60-day congressional review period** for laws sent from the District of Columbia and expands Congress's power to disapprove parts of D.C. laws as well as mayoral executive orders and local regulations. It also tightens and speeds House and Senate procedures for considering disapproval measures.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. Comer, James [R-KY-1] (R-KY), 2025-09-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hageman, Harriet M. [R-WY-At Large] (R-WY), 2025-09-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Higgins, Clay [R-LA-3] (R-LA), 2025-09-09T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Annual D.C. reports to Congress: benefit, low. This bill would require the Chair of the D.C. Council and the Mayor to appear at least once each year before the House Oversight Committee and the Senate Homeland Security Committee. They would present a report on the state of the District and recommend measures they think are necessary. The requir…
- Stronger congressional review for D.C.: mixed, low. This bill would give Congress a uniform 60-day review for D.C. laws, mayoral executive orders, and regulations. The 60 days would start on the later of transmission to the Speaker or the Senate President and would exclude days when either House is adjourned more than three days. A law, order, or re…
- When D.C. rules take effect: mixed, low. This bill would generally make its new timing and review rules apply to D.C. Acts sent by the Council and to executive orders and regulations sent by the Mayor on or after the date of enactment. A special rule in section 7(b) would handle retransmission of laws that are substantially the same as on…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-404: Hearing Protection Act
- 119-hr-2126: FOCA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-425: Repealing Big Brother Overreach Act
- 119-hr-5874: Firearm Access During Shutdowns Act
- 119-hr-3492: Protect Children’s Innocence Act
- 119-hr-38: Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-5183 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5183)

## Related
- [119-hr-404: Hearing Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-404)
- [119-hr-2126: FOCA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2126)
- [119-hr-425: Repealing Big Brother Overreach Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-425)
- [119-hr-5874: Firearm Access During Shutdowns Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5874)
- [119-hr-3492: Protect Children’s Innocence Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3492)
- [119-hr-38: Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-38)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5183 (as of 2026-06-13).