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Committee advances bill to restore DC police collective-bargaining rights over discipline; Democrats cite local control and funding concerns
Summary
HR 2096, the Protecting Our Nation’s Capital Emergency Act of 2025, would restore collective-bargaining rights on discipline for Metropolitan Police Department officers and repeal certain DC Council policing reforms; the committee ordered the bill favorably reported by recorded vote 23-18.
The Oversight and Reform Committee voted to order HR 2096 favorably reported. The bill would restore collective-bargaining authority over disciplinary matters for Metropolitan Police Department officers, extend or restore disciplinary timelines, and repeal certain provisions of the District of Columbia’s Comprehensive Policing and Justice…
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