United States HJRES 115: Terminating the emergency determined by the President on August 11, 2025, in the Executive Order titled "Declaring a crime emergency in the District of Columbia".

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119TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION H. J. RES. 115
Terminating the emergency determined by the President on August 11, 2025,
in the Executive Order titled ‘‘Declaring a crime emergency in the
District of Columbia’’.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
AUGUST 15, 2025
Mr. RASKIN (for himself, Ms. NORTON, and Mr. GARCIA of California) sub-
mitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee
on Oversight and Government Reform
JOINT RESOLUTION
Terminating the emergency determined by the President on
August 11, 2025, in the Executive Order titled ‘‘Declar-
ing a crime emergency in the District of Columbia’’.
Whereas the President has failed to identify special condi-
tions of an emergency nature that compel the use of the
Metropolitan Police Department for Federal purposes in
the District of Columbia;
Whereas, even if properly invoked for an actual emergency,
section 740 of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act
does not empower the President to federalize the Metro-
politan Police Department (MPD), but rather limits the
President to directing the Mayor to provide him with the
use of MPD’s services to carry out specific Federal pur-
poses;
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Whereas violent crime in the District of Columbia has de-
clined for the past two years and currently stands at a
30-year low; and
Whereas the Federal Government, in 2025, has prevented the
District of Columbia from spending $1 billion of its own
locally-raised revenues—money that was budgeted for es-
sential public safety purposes, including law enforcement,
fire and emergency response services, and schools: Now,
therefore, be it
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives1
of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2
That pursuant to section 740(b) of the District of Colum-3
bia Home Rule Act (sec. 1–207.40(b), D.C. Official Code), 4
the emergency determined by the President on August 11, 5
2025, in the Executive Order titled ‘‘Declaring a crime 6
emergency in the District of Columbia’’ is hereby termi-7
nated. 8
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