All Roll Calls
Yes: 235 • No: 178
HR2096119th CongressWALLET
Protecting Our Nation’s Capital Emergency Act
Sponsored By: Representative Garbarino, Andrew R. [R-NY-2]
Passed House
Summary
Restores DC law enforcement collective bargaining over disciplinary matters. This bill would remove a restriction in District law that blocked bargaining on discipline for Metropolitan Police Department officers and civilian employees and would revive the prior statute of limitations for claims against MPD members by repealing the subtitle that shortened those deadlines.
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- Law enforcement officers: Allows MPD officers and civilian employees to negotiate disciplinary rules and processes again through collective bargaining.
- People bringing claims: Reinstates the earlier time limits for suits or disciplinary claims against MPD members, which could make some claims timely that were shortened under the prior change.
- District officials and legal teams: Changes the timeline and bargaining landscape the District must navigate in officer discipline and related litigation.
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2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.
DC police unions could bargain on discipline
If enacted, District of Columbia police officers and their unions would again be able to bargain over discipline. The bill would remove the 2022 limit in DC law that blocked bargaining on discipline. This would apply to law enforcement officers employed by the District government. The text provided does not set an effective date.
Restore old deadlines for DC police lawsuits
The bill would repeal a part of DC’s 2022 policing law and restore the prior statute of limitations for claims against DC police officers and civilian employees. If enacted, people could again follow the older filing deadlines and related rules when suing members or civilian staff of the Metropolitan Police Department. This could help some claimants bring cases, and could increase liability risk for the city. The text provided does not set an effective date.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Garbarino, Andrew R. [R-NY-2]
NY • R
Cosponsors
Stauber
MN • R
Sponsored 3/14/2025
Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5]
AZ • R
Sponsored 5/13/2025
Rutherford
FL • R
Sponsored 5/19/2025
Roll Call Votes
house vote • 6/10/2025
On Passage
Yes: 235 • No: 178