# 119-hr-7196: To amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to prohibit the Council of the District of Columbia from enacting any law to permit euthanasia and assisted suicide in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes.

119-hr-7196, To amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to prohibit the Council of the District of Columbia from enacting any law to permit euthanasia and assisted suicide in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Barrett, Tom [R-MI-7] (R-MI); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-7196
- Congress: 119
- Title: To amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to prohibit the Council of the District of Columbia from enacting any law to permit euthanasia and assisted suicide in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes.
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-01-22
- Sponsor: Rep. Barrett, Tom [R-MI-7] (R-MI)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**This bill would bar the District of Columbia from legalizing euthanasia or assisted suicide.** It would also repeal the District's Death With Dignity Act and forbid the Council from enacting laws that would allow or reduce penalties for assisted-suicide activities covered by the federal Assisted Suicide Funding Restriction Act. - Residents: People in the District who might seek medically assisted death would not get legal access through local law. - D.C. Council: The Council would be prohibited from passing any act, resolution, rule, regulation, or guidance that permits those practices. - Health care providers and families: Doctors, caregivers, or others could not be authorized by local law to carry out assisted dying or have penalties for those activities reduced.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Crawford, Eric A. "Rick" [R-AR-1] (R-AR), 2026-01-22T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Limits on physician-assisted death in D.C.: cost, medium. If enacted, this bill would repeal the District of Columbia's Death With Dignity Act of 2016. It would also stop the D.C. Council from passing any law, rule, or guidance that allows or reduces penalties for assisted suicide as described in the federal Assisted Suicide Funding Restriction Act (42 U.…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-7196 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7196)

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- [119-hr-3816: Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3816)
- [119-hr-6766: Essential Caregivers Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6766)
- [119-hr-2853: Combating Organized Retail Crime Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2853)
- [119-hr-8324: Great American Healthcare Plan](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8324)
- [119-hr-4317: PBM Reform Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4317)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7196 (as of 2026-04-21).