District of Columbia Clemency Home Rule Act

The authority to grant clemency for crimes under the laws of the District of Columbia shall be exercised by such person or persons, and under such terms and conditions, as may be provided under law enacted by the District of Columbia.

Nothing in this Act may be construed—

(1) to affect any authority exercised by the President or the Mayor of the District of Columbia prior to the effective date of any law enacted by the District of Columbia pursuant to this Act with respect to the authority to grant clemency for crimes under the laws of the District of Columbia; or

(2) to limit the authority described in subsection (a) from being exercised with respect to crimes committed before, on, or after the date of the enactment of this Act.

In this Act, the term clemency means a pardon, reprieve, or commutation of sentence, or a remission of a fine or other financial penalty.