A joint resolution 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".
This joint resolution proposes terminating the emergency declared by the President on August 11, 2025, in the Executive Order titled “Declaring a crime emergency in the District of Columbia.” Under the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, section 740(b), Congress would formally end the emergency once the resolution becomes law. The resolution cites three main justifications: (1) the President did not identify special emergency conditions requiring Federal use of the Metropolitan Police Department for Federal purposes in DC; (2) violent crime in DC has declined for two years and is at a 30-year low; and (3) in 2025 the Federal government prevented DC from spending $1 billion of its locally raised revenue intended for essential public safety, emergency response, and schools. If enacted, the emergency status would be terminated and DC could reallocate and spend its own funds without the Federal limitation tied to that emergency.
Key Points
- 1Terminates the emergency determined by the President on August 11, 2025, in the Executive Order declaring a crime emergency in the District of Columbia.
- 2Uses the authority of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, Section 740(b), to terminate the emergency.
- 3Cites three factual findings to justify termination: no special emergency conditions requiring use of the MPD for Federal purposes; DC crime rates at a 30-year low; and a large amount of locally raised revenue ($1 billion) was prevented from being spent on local public safety, emergency services, and schools.
- 4The resolution, if enacted, would remove the emergency status and related Federal oversight/authorities tied to that emergency.
- 5The bill is a joint resolution introduced in the 119th Congress with sponsors listed in the text; status is “Introduced,” meaning it has not yet become law.