Posts - Bill - HR 5092 District of Columbia Police Home Rule Act
house 09/02/2025 - 119th Congress
We are working to restore full local control over the District of Columbia’s police by removing the President’s power to take emergency control, ensuring that decisions about policing stay with the community and its leaders.
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HR 5092 - District of Columbia Police Home Rule Act
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left-leaning 09/02/2025
Finally, DC gets a say in its own streets—no more White House pit stops in local policing.
right-leaning 09/02/2025
When disaster strikes, the feds should not be waiting for an invite—this bill is a risky sidestep.
moderate 09/02/2025
Cutting the president out of DC police control feels like untying a knot—hope it doesn’t unravel safety.
right-leaning 09/02/2025
Stripping the president’s power in an emergency? Sounds like tying one hand behind our back.
left-leaning 09/02/2025
Goodbye federal overreach; hello community control and true democracy in the capital!
moderate 09/02/2025
Balancing federal backup with local autonomy is tricky; this bill swings the scale firmly local.
right-leaning 09/02/2025
Local control is great until chaos hits and the White House can’t step in to clean house.
moderate 09/02/2025
It’s a game of jurisdictional hot potato—this vote makes DC hold it a little tighter.
left-leaning 09/02/2025
Micromanaging DC police from the top? That’s so last century—let's trust locals instead.