HR 2096
Protecting Our Nation’s Capital Emergency Act
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Bill overview
This bill, the Protecting Our Nation’s Capital Emergency Act, aims to address rising crime rates in Washington, D.C., by restoring certain disciplinary procedures for the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD). Specifically, it reinstates a 90-day statute of limitations for disciplinary actions, allows for collective bargaining agreements regarding officer discipline, and removes the police chief’s authority to increase penalty recommendations. The bill also ensures that disciplinary hearings are not publicly scheduled.
Key provisions
- Restores a 90-day statute of limitations for disciplinary actions against MPD officers and civilian employees.
- Allows for collective bargaining agreements regarding officer discipline.
- Eliminates the MPD police chief’s authority to increase disciplinary penalties.
- Prevents the public disclosure of disciplinary hearing schedules.
Who is affected
- Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) officers and civilian employees
- Residents of Washington, D.C.
- District of Columbia government officials
Notable changes
- Reverses changes made in 2023 regarding disciplinary procedures for the MPD.
- Restores the ability to negotiate disciplinary matters through collective bargaining.
- Eliminates the requirement for public disclosure of disciplinary hearings.
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119th CONGRESS — 1st Session
H. R. 2096
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
A BILL
To restore the right to negotiate matters pertaining to the discipline of law enforcement officers of the District of Columbia through collective bargaining, to restore the statute of limitations for bringing disciplinary cases against members or civilian employees of the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia, and for other purposes.
This Act may be cited as the Protecting Our Nation’s Capital Emergency Act of 2025
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The Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia has lost over 1,200 members since 2020. The total number of members is down 478 since 2020 and the staffing levels at the Department are the lowest they have been in over 50 years.
Section 1708 of the District of Columbia Government Comprehensive Merit Personnel Act of 1978 (sec. 1–617.08, D.C. Official Code), as amended by section 116(b) of the Comprehensive Policing and Justice Reform Amendment Act of 2022 (D.C. Law 24–345), is amended by striking subsection (c).
Subtitle M of title I of the Comprehensive Policing and Justice Reform Amendment Act of 2022 (D.C. Law 24–345) is repealed, and any provision of law amended or repealed by such subtitle is restored or revived as if such subtitle had not been enacted into law.