# 119-hr-5207: Capital Emergency Control Act of 2025

119-hr-5207, Capital Emergency Control Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Ogles, Andrew [R-TN-5] (R-TN); status introduced (as of 2026-07-25).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-5207
- Congress: 119
- Title: Capital Emergency Control Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-09-08
- Sponsor: Rep. Ogles, Andrew [R-TN-5] (R-TN)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-07-25

## 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. - 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.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Longer emergency control over DC police: benefit, low. 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…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025
- 119-hr-6955: Main Street Capital Access Act
- 119-hr-9200: Secure the Border Act of 2026
- 119-hr-9199: Permanent Trump Secure Border Act
- 119-hr-624: RIFLE Act of 2025
- 119-hr-3132: CHOICE for Veterans Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-5207 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5207)

## Related
- [119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2725)
- [119-hr-6955: Main Street Capital Access Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6955)
- [119-hr-9200: Secure the Border Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9200)
- [119-hr-9199: Permanent Trump Secure Border Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9199)
- [119-hr-624: RIFLE Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-624)
- [119-hr-3132: CHOICE for Veterans Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3132)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5207 (as of 2026-07-25).