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This joint resolution terminates the emergency declaration made by the President on August 11, 2025, regarding crime in the District of Columbia. The resolution cites several key contextual points, including that violent crime in D.C. has declined for two years and is currently at a 30-year low, and that the federal government has prevented the District from spending $1 billion in locally raised revenues intended for public safety purposes. Specifically, the resolution invokes section 740(b) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to formally end the presidential emergency order titled "Declaring a crime emergency in the District of Columbia". By doing so, the resolution aims to restore local control over public safety funding and operations, challenging the President's assessment that special emergency conditions exist which would require federal intervention in the city's law enforcement activities.

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https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-joint-resolution/75/all-info