# 119-hr-5698: District of Columbia Clemency Home Rule Act

119-hr-5698, District of Columbia Clemency Home Rule Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC); status introduced (as of 2026-05-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-5698
- Congress: 119
- Title: District of Columbia Clemency Home Rule Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-10-06
- Sponsor: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-05-01

## Summary

**Gives the District of Columbia authority to set its own clemency rules.** This bill would let D.C. enact a law to grant pardons, reprieves, commutations, or remission of fines for crimes under D.C. law. It preserves any clemency powers the President or the Mayor exercised before D.C.'s law takes effect. It also allows D.C. to apply clemency to crimes committed before, on, or after the law's enactment. The bill defines clemency to include a pardon, reprieve, commutation, or remission of financial penalties.

## Provisions PRIA read

- DC could set its clemency rules: benefit, low. If enacted, the District of Columbia could decide who grants clemency and the rules for it. Clemency would include pardons, reprieves, commutations, and remission of fines. The authority could apply to crimes committed before, on, or after enactment. It would not undo clemency already given by the…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-5698 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5698)

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- [119-hr-8870: BUILD America 250 Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8870)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-10421: Transforming Education for the Future Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10421)
- [119-hr-6900: American Affordability Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6900)
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5698 (as of 2026-05-01).