H.R. 2096 · 119th Congress

Protecting Our Nation’s Capital Emergency Act

Introduced on Mar 14, 2025 by Andrew R. Garbarino (R-NY-2). 3 cosponsors, all from the sponsor's party. Latest action (Jun 11, 2025): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Stage
Passed one chamber
Introduced
Mar 14, 2025
Cosponsors
3
0 from the other party
Policy area
Crime and Law Enforcement
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Progress

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  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To restore the right to negotiate matters pertaining to the discipline of law enforcement officers of the District of Columbia through collective bargaining, to restore the statute of limitations for bringing disciplinary cases against members or civilian employees of the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • District of Columbia
  • Labor-management relations
  • Law enforcement administration and funding
  • Law enforcement officers

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Introduced in House, Mar 14, 2025). Public domain.

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.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Andrew R. GarbarinoR-NY-2Sponsor

Republicans · 3

Roll calls

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  1. On Passage
    Jun 10, 2025· House· Passage· Passed 235–178

History

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  1. Mar 14, 2025Introduced in House
  2. Mar 14, 2025Introduced in House
  3. Mar 14, 2025 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
  4. May 21, 2025 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  5. May 21, 2025 · HouseOrdered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 18.
  6. Jun 4, 2025Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. H. Rept. 119-138.
  7. Jun 4, 2025 · HouseReported (Amended) by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. H. Rept. 119-138.
  8. Jun 4, 2025 · HousePlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 107.
  9. Jun 9, 2025 · HouseRules 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.
  10. Jun 10, 2025 · HouseConsidered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 489. (consideration: CR H2589-2594)
  11. Jun 10, 2025 · HouseRule 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.
  12. Jun 10, 2025 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 2096.
  13. Jun 10, 2025 · HouseThe previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
  14. Jun 10, 2025 · HousePOSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H.R. 2096, the Chair put the question on passage of the bill and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Comer demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
  15. Jun 10, 2025 · HouseConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2600-2601)
  16. 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)House · Roll call 162
  17. Jun 10, 2025 · HouseOn 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)House · Roll call 162
  18. Jun 10, 2025 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  19. Jun 11, 2025 · SenateReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Committees

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Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Who lobbied on it

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  1. DC Police Union6 reports
    $200K reported (all issues)
  2. National Fraternal Order of Police6 reports
    $600K reported (all issues)
  3. Sergeants Benevolent Association of New York City2 reports
    $60K reported (all issues)
  4. American Civil Liberties Union1 report
    $640K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2025, 2026.

Sources and method

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 8, 2026 · loaded Oct 8, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 7, 2026 · loaded Oct 7, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.