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HR 2096 · 119th Congress · HouseIn committee

Protecting Our Nation’s Capital Emergency Act

In plain language: This bill restores the ability of Washington, D.C. police unions to negotiate officer disciplinary procedures through collective bargaining. It also reinstates earlier, shorter deadlines for the city to investigate and bring disciplinary charges against officers and civilian police department staff. As a result, police personnel gain more union protections and stricter time limits on how long the department can take to handle misconduct claims.

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People affected—The text specifies coverage for law enforcement officers and civilian employees of the Metropolitan Police Department, but does not provide specific headcount figures.
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Issues

What this bill touches.

Collective bargaining+35Policing & funding−35Federal vs. state/local+40

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Who it affects

Who it helps · who it burdens.

Who it helps

  • District of Columbia law enforcement unionsRegain the legal authority to negotiate officer disciplinary rules and procedures through collective bargaining by repealing a local law that prohibited it (Sec. 2(a)).provisional
  • Metropolitan Police Department officers and civilian employeesGain representation through collective bargaining regarding disciplinary rules and receive the reinstatement of previous time limits and deadlines for claims and disciplinary actions against them (Sec. 2(a), Sec. 2(b)).provisional

Who it burdens

  • District of Columbia government and police leadershipMust return to negotiating disciplinary rules and matters with law enforcement unions through collective bargaining rather than setting them unilaterally outside of bargaining (Sec. 2(a)).provisional

Dollar-level funding (FEC sector totals) is coming in a later phase.

What it does

The provisions, in plain language.

  1. Restores the ability of District of Columbia law enforcement unions to negotiate officer discipline rules through collective bargaining by repealing a local law that barred discipline from labor negotiations.

    Sec. 2(a)provisional

  2. Reinstates the previous time limits and deadlines for pursuing claims and disciplinary actions against Metropolitan Police Department officers and civilian employees by repealing recent local changes.

    Sec. 2(b)provisional

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Timeline

How it moved.

  1. Jun 11, 2025Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
  2. Jun 10, 2025Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  3. Jun 10, 2025On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 235 - 178, 1 Present (Roll no. 162). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H2589-2590)
  4. Jun 10, 2025Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 235 - 178, 1 Present (Roll no. 162). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H2589-2590)
  5. Jun 9, 2025Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 489 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 884, H.R. 2056, H.R. 2096 and S. 331. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 884, H.R. 2056, H.R. 2096, and S. 331 under a closed rule with one hour of general debate for each bill. The resolution provides for one motion to recommit on H.R. 884, H.R. 2056, and H.R. 2096, and one motion to commit on S. 331.
  6. Jun 4, 2025Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. H. Rept. 119-138.
  7. Jun 4, 2025Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. H. Rept. 119-138.
  8. May 21, 2025Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 18.
  9. Mar 14, 2025Introduced in House
  10. Mar 14, 2025Introduced in House

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