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H.R. 2096

U.S. House•In Senate Committee

Summary

H.R. 2096, the Protecting Our Nation’s Capital Emergency Act, was introduced in the House on Mar 14, 2025 by Rep. Andrew Garbarino (R) with 3 co-sponsors. It was referred to Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs, and last saw action on Jun 11, 2025: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Record

Text

H.R. 2096 has 3 co-sponsors, 1 roll call and 1 amendment.

hb2096/engrossed-in-house.txt
119 HR 2096 EH: Protecting Our Nation’s Capital Emergency Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
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 119th CONGRESS  1st Session
 H. R. 2096
 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 AN ACT
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.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Protecting Our Nation’s Capital Emergency Act  .
2.
Restoration of equitable and fair treatment of law enforcement personnel of District of Columbia
(a)
Restoration of right to negotiate matters pertaining to discipline of District of Columbia law enforcement officers through collective bargaining
Section 1708 of the District of Columbia Government Comprehensive Merit Personnel Act of 1978 (sec. 1–617.08, D.C. Official Code), as amended by section 116(b) of the Comprehensive Policing and Justice Reform Amendment Act of 2022 (D.C. Law 24–345), is amended by striking subsection (c).
(b)
Restoration of statute of limitations for claims against members or civilian employees of Metropolitan Police Department
Subtitle M of title I of the Comprehensive Policing and Justice Reform Amendment Act of 2022 (D.C. Law 24–345) is repealed, and any provision of law amended or repealed by such subtitle is restored or revived as if such subtitle had not been enacted into law.
     Passed the House of Representatives June 10, 2025.  Kevin F. McCumber,  Clerk.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-03-14
  2. Passed House2025-06-10
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

The summaries are the Congressional Research Service’s, one per stage. Read them in full.

Introduced in House Mar 14, 2025

hb2096/introduced-in-house.md

Shown Here:
Introduced in House (03/14/2025)

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.

Sponsors

Rep. Andrew Garbarino (R) sponsors H.R. 2096, and 3 members have co-sponsored it, 1 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 2096 went before 2 committees: Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and Oversight and Government Reform.

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Referred To · Jun 11, 2025 · 444 Bills
Oversight and Government Reform
Oversight and Government Reform
Reported By · Jun 4, 2025 · 696 Bills

Reports

1 committee report has been filed on H.R. 2096, the latest H. Rept. 119-138.

Actions

H.R. 2096 has taken 17 actions since Mar 14, 2025, the latest on Jun 11, 2025.

ChamberAction
Jun 11, 2025
Senate
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
Jun 10, 202514:19
House
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 489. (consideration: CR H2589-2594)
Jun 10, 202514:19
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.
Jun 10, 202514:20
House
DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 2096.
Jun 10, 202514:46
House
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.

Votes

H.R. 2096 went to 1 roll call in the House, the latest on Jun 10, 2025 at 235–178.

ChamberQuestion
Yea
Nay
Jun 10, 2025
House
On Passage
235
178

Amendments

1 amendment has been offered to H.R. 2096, the latest acted on Jun 10, 2025.

1 bill is related to H.R. 2096.

HRES 489Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 884) to prohibit individuals who are not citizens of the United States from voting in elections in the District of Columbia and to repeal the Local Resident Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2022; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2056) to require the District of Columbia to comply with federal immigration laws; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2096) 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; and providing for consideration of the bill (S. 331) to amend the Controlled Substances Act with respect to the scheduling of fentanyl-related substances, and for other purposes.Jun 10, 2025 · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. · Related bill

Titles

H.R. 2096 goes by 7 titles, 4 of them short titles.

  • 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. — Official Titles from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text
  • Protecting Our Nation’s Capital Emergency Act — Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
  • Protecting Our Nation’s Capital Emergency Act — Short Title(s) as Passed House
  • Protecting Our Nation’s Capital Emergency Act — Display Title
  • Protecting Our Nation’s Capital Emergency Act — Short Title(s) as Reported to House
  • Protecting Our Nation’s Capital Emergency Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • 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. — Official Title as Introduced

Cost estimate

The Congressional Budget Office has filed 1 estimate for H.R. 2096, the latest on Jun 6, 2025.

Lobbying

4 clients hired 4 firms and 23 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 2096 in 19 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice, Budget/Appropriations, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace, Firearms/Guns/Ammunition, Health Issues, Retirement, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, District of Columbia.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
NATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE—District of Columbia110—
DC POLICE UNIONPolice Labor UnionDistrict of Columbia16$200K
SERGEANTS BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK CITYLabor organizationNew York12$60K
AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION—District of Columbia11—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
NATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE110—
MODERN FORTIS LLC16$200K
LONGBOW PUBLIC POLICY GROUP, LLC12$60K
AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION11—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 23.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
BENJAMIN STOKES1110
DAVID TABOH1110
JAMES PASCO1110
LAURA GORMALLY1110
TIMOTHY RICHARDSON1110
FRANK RUSSO116
HUGH CAMERON116
MARGO KLOSTERMAN116
MARK MCDONALD114
JOSEPH CAMERON113
ANDREW SIFF112
CHRIS GRANBERG112
CHRISTOPHER ANDERS111
ELLEN FLENNIKEN111
KEYARMIN HAMADANCHY111
KIMBERLY CONWAY111
MADISON ROBERTS111
NAUREEN SHAH111
NINA PATEL111
ROBERT SIMPSON111

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNIONAMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION2025 second_quarter$640K2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICENATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE2026 second_quarter$100K2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICENATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE2026 first_quarter$100K1st Quarter - Report
NATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICENATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE2025 fourth_quarter$100K4th Quarter - Amendme…
NATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICENATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE2025 third_quarter$100K3rd Quarter - Amendme…
NATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICENATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE2025 second_quarter$100K2nd Quarter - Amendme…
NATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICENATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE2025 first_quarter$100K1st Quarter - Amendme…
NATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICENATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE2025 fourth_quarter$100K4th Quarter - Report
NATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICENATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE2025 third_quarter$100K3rd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICENATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE2025 second_quarter$100K2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICENATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICE2025 first_quarter$100K1st Quarter - Report
DC POLICE UNIONMODERN FORTIS LLC2025 fourth_quarter$40K4th Quarter - Report
DC POLICE UNIONMODERN FORTIS LLC2025 third_quarter$40K3rd Quarter - Report
DC POLICE UNIONMODERN FORTIS LLC2025 second_quarter$40K2nd Quarter - Report
DC POLICE UNIONMODERN FORTIS LLC2025 first_quarter$40K1st Quarter - Report
DC POLICE UNIONMODERN FORTIS LLC2026 first_quarter$30K1st Quarter - Report
SERGEANTS BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK CITYLONGBOW PUBLIC POLICY GROUP, LLC2025 second_quarter$30K2nd Quarter - Report
SERGEANTS BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK CITYLONGBOW PUBLIC POLICY GROUP, LLC2025 first_quarter$30K1st Quarter - Report
DC POLICE UNIONMODERN FORTIS LLC2026 second_quarter$10K2nd Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 2096 under Crime and Law Enforcement, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 4 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 2096’s is Crime and Law Enforcement.

hr2096/policy-areas.txt
Crime and Law EnforcementAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Legislative Subjects

H.R. 2096 carries 4 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from District of Columbia to Law enforcement officers.

hr2096/subjects.txt
District of ColumbiaLabor-management relationsLaw enforcement administration and fundingLaw enforcement officers

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 2096, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 49 (Friday, March 14, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. GARBARINO:H.R. 2096.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto Article 1, Section 8, Clause 17 of the United StatesConstitution.[Page H1162]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com