Docket HopperPart I · Bills · 119th H.R. 356
H.R. 356 · 119th CongressGovernment Operations and Politics

District of Columbia Prosecutor Home Rule Act has not moved since its introduction on Jan 13, 2025, with no cosponsors

Sponsored by Norton, Eleanor Holmes D-DC · no cosponsors
IntroducedJan 13, 2025
Reported—
Passed one chamber—
Passed both—
Law—
What it changes · CRS summary

Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 130 words.

District of Columbia Prosecutor Home Rule Act This bill shifts the responsibility for prosecuting all violations of the laws, ordinances, and regulations of the District of Columbia (DC) to a local prosecutor's office. Currently, the responsibility for prosecuting such violations is shared between DC and the federal government. Generally, the local Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia prosecutes crimes committed by juveniles and criminal violations of municipal regulations, and the federal U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia prosecutes all other crimes. The bill also specifies that current employees of the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia who continue to be employed by the local prosecutor's office retain their eligibility as federal employees for purposes of health insurance, retirement, and other federal benefits.

Context
Committees
House Oversight and Government Reform Committee
Policy area
Government Operations and Politics: 580 of 5,914 bills became law, 113th–118th (9.8%)
Sponsor
6 of 559 bills enacted since 2013
Text versions
1: introduced in house · 392 words
Subjects
Congressional oversightCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationCriminal procedure and sentencingDistrict of ColumbiaGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementIntergovernmental relations +3 more
Latest action
Jan 13, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Records
Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
Related bills · 0

The bill status record lists no related bills.

Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]