S 2687119th CongressIn Committee

CLEAN DC Act

Introduced: Sep 2, 2025

Sponsor: Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX] (R-Texas)

Environment & Climate

Standard Summary

Comprehensive overview in 1-2 paragraphs

The CLEAN DC Act is a Senate bill introduced to repeal the District of Columbia’s Comprehensive Policing and Justice Reform Amendment Act of 2022 (DC Law 24-345). In doing so, it would restore to what they were before the 2022 act all provisions that were amended or repealed by that DC law. In other words, if enacted, the bill would wipe away the 2022 policing and justice reforms implemented by the DC Council and return the District’s legal framework to its pre-2022 state. The bill’s short title is the Common-Sense Law Enforcement and Accountability Now in DC Act, or CLEAN DC Act. Note: The text provided does not include the full details of the 2022 act, so the exact policing-and-justice reforms being rolled back are not specified here. The impact depends on what provisions were altered by the 2022 law and which of those would be restored to their prior form.

Key Points

1Repeal of DC’s 2022 policing reform law: The Comprehensive Policing and Justice Reform Amendment Act of 2022 (DC Law 24-345) would be repealed in its entirety.
2Restoration of prior law: Any provision of law that the 2022 act amended or repealed would be restored or revived as if the 2022 act had never been enacted.
3Short title: The bill is titled the Common-Sense Law Enforcement and Accountability Now in DC Act (CLEAN DC Act).
4Legislative scope: The repeal concerns only the law enacted by the District of Columbia Council; it does not create new DC rules, but rather reverses a specific set of changes.
5Introduced status and sponsor: The bill was introduced in the U.S. Senate and carries the sponsor list associated with Senator Cruz and several co-sponsors; it is currently in the introduction stage and has not become law.

Impact Areas

Primary group/area affected- Residents and communities in the District of Columbia, as the changes would revert DC policing and justice policies to their pre-2022 state.- The District of Columbia government, including the DC Council and executive agencies implementing policing and justice reforms.Secondary group/area affected- Law enforcement agencies in DC (e.g., the Metropolitan Police Department) and personnel who interact with policing reforms.- Civil liberties and policing-oversight groups, reform advocates, unions, and organizations monitoring policing practices and accountability.Additional impacts- Policy uncertainty during the transition, as the District would revert to prior regulatory frameworks.- Potential changes to policing standards, disciplinary procedures, use-of-force policies, civilian oversight mechanisms, or other reforms that were altered by the 2022 act (the exact provisions depend on what the 2022 act changed).- Intergovernmental dynamics between Congress and the DC government, given Congress’s authority over DC home rule to approve or nullify local laws.- Fiscal and administrative implications for implementing a retroactive repeal, though the bill text provided does not include funding provisions.

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