H.R. 2096 · Passed House · Crime and Law Enforcement

Protecting Our Nation’s Capital Emergency Act

Sponsor: Andrew R. Garbarino (R-NY)

What it does

• Rescinds 2023 changes to District of Columbia law governing discipline of Metropolitan Police Department officers.
• Reinstates a 90-day statute of limitations for starting a corrective or adverse action against any MPD officer or civilian employee.
• Allows officer disciplinary matters to be negotiated in a collective bargaining agreement.
• Eliminates the police chief's authority to increase the trial board's recommended penalty for officer misconduct.
• Eliminates the requirement that MPD publish an online schedule of disciplinary hearings where termination is proposed.

Official summary

Protecting Our Nation's Capital Emergency Act of 2025 This bill rescinds certain changes that were made in 2023 to District of Columbia (DC) law governing discipline of Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) officers. First, the bill reinstates a 90-day statute of limitations (i.e., time limit) for initiating a corrective or adverse action against any MPD officer or civilian employee. The bill also allows officer disciplinary matters to be negotiated as part of a collective bargaining agreement. Next, the bill eliminates the MPD police chief's authority to increase the police trial board's recommended penalty for officer misconduct. Finally, the bill eliminates a requirement that MPD publish a schedule online of disciplinary hearings for which the proposed action is termination, including the date, time, and underlying allegations.

Latest action

Jun 11, 2025: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Committee: Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs