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Extend the emergency period during which the President may exercise control over the Metropolitan Police Department.
H.R. 5015119th Congress

Extend the emergency period during which the President may exercise control over the Metropolitan Police Department.

Introduced in the HouseRep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ-5)4 sections · 1 min read
Version: ih · Apr 20, 2026

(a) In general

Section 740 of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act (sec. 1–207.40, D.C. Official Code) is amended—

(1) by striking thirty days and inserting 180 days each place it appears; and

(2) in subsection (c), by striking thirty-day and inserting 180-day.

(b) Applicability to previously declared emergency

This Act, and the amendments made by this Act, shall apply with respect to an emergency declared by the President under section 740 of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act (sec. 1–207.40, D.C. Official Code) before the date of the enactment of this Act.

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