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119-hr-5207119th Congress

Capital Emergency Control Act of 2025

Sponsored By: Representative Ogles, Andrew [R-TN-5]

Introduced

Summary

Extends Presidential control over the District's police during declared emergencies. This bill would create a clear 30-day renewal path that lets the President keep federal services and oversight in place over the Metropolitan Police Department when he determines “special conditions of an emergency nature” still exist.

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  • District of Columbia residents could see federal authority over the Metropolitan Police Department continue in 30-day increments when the President certifies ongoing emergency conditions. It would apply only to emergencies under Section 740 that are in effect on or after enactment.
  • The President would gain an explicit mechanism to extend the emergency period by additional 30-day periods by providing a written explanation of why the special emergency conditions persist.
  • Congress would get a formal notice role because the President must send a written notification to the Chairman and ranking minority member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform and to the Chairman and ranking minority member of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

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Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

Longer emergency control over DC police

This bill would let the President extend federal services and authority over DC’s police in extra 30-day periods. Each extension would require a written notice explaining why "special conditions of an emergency nature" still exist. The notice would go to the Chairman and ranking minority member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform and the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. It would only apply when an emergency under section 740 is active on or after the date of enactment. DC residents, public workers, and businesses could see emergency services continue while those conditions last.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Ogles, Andrew [R-TN-5]

TN • R

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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