Bill > HR5015

This bill amends the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to extend the emergency period during which the President can take control of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) from 30 days to 180 days. Specifically, the bill modifies existing law to replace all references to "thirty days" with "180 days" and changes "thirty-day" to "180-day" in the relevant section. Importantly, this change applies retroactively to any emergency already declared by the President under this act before the bill's enactment. The bill essentially gives the President significantly more time to intervene and manage the MPD during a declared emergency, extending the presidential control period from one month to six months. This could potentially be used in situations of major civil unrest, significant public safety concerns, or other critical circumstances that might require federal oversight of Washington D.C.'s local police force.

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https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5015/all-info