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116TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
S. 3982
To amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to repeal the authority
of the President to assume emergency control of the police of the District
of Columbia.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
JUNE 17, 2020
Mr. VAN HOLLEN (for himself, Mr. CARPER, Mr. BLUMENTHAL, Ms. BALD-
WIN, Mr. MARKEY, and Mr. CARDIN) introduced the following bill; which
was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs
A BILL
To amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to repeal
the authority of the President to assume emergency con-
trol of the police of the District of Columbia.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘District of Columbia
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Police Home Rule Act’’.
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SEC. 2. REPEAL OF AUTHORITY OF PRESIDENT TO ASSUME
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EMERGENCY CONTROL OF POLICE OF DIS-
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TRICT OF COLUMBIA.
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(a) REPEAL OF AUTHORITY.—The District of Colum-
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bia Home Rule Act is amended by striking section 740
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(sec. 1–207.40, D.C. Official Code).
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(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents
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of such Act is amended by striking the item relating to
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section 740.
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