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S. 2689

U.S. Senate•In Senate Committee

Summary

S. 2689, the District of Columbia Police Home Rule Act, was introduced in the Senate on Sep 2, 2025 by Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D) with 11 co-sponsors. It was referred to Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs, and last saw action on Sep 2, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Record

Text

S. 2689 has 11 co-sponsors.

sb2689/introduced-in-senate.txt
119 S2689 IS: District of Columbia Police Home Rule Act
 U.S. Senate
 2025-09-02
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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.
  II
  119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
  S. 2689
  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
  September 2, 2025
  Mr. Van Hollen  (for himself,  Mr. Booker ,  Mr.
  Sanders ,  Ms. Alsobrooks ,
  Mr. Padilla ,  Mr.
  Schiff ,  Ms. Warren ,  Mr. Kaine ,  Mr.
  Welch , and  Ms. Baldwin )
  introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the
  Committee on Homeland Security and
  Governmental Affairs
  A BILL
To amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to repeal the authority of
  the President to assume emergency control of the police of the District of
  Columbia.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   District of Columbia Police Home Rule Act  .
2.
Repeal of authority of President to assume emergency control of police of
  District of Columbia
(a)
Repeal of authority
The District of Columbia Home Rule Act is amended by striking section 740 (sec. 1–207.40, D.C. Official Code).
(b)
Clerical amendment
The table of contents of such Act is amended by striking the item relating to section 740.

Tracker

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

  1. Introduced2025-09-02
  2. Passed Senate
  3. Passed House
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

A bill to amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to repeal the authority of the President to assume emergency control of the police of the District of Columbia.

Sponsors

Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D) sponsors S. 2689, and 11 members have co-sponsored it, 9 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

S. 2689 went before 1 committee: Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Referred To · Sep 2, 2025 · 444 Bills

Actions

S. 2689 has taken 2 actions since Sep 2, 2025.

ChamberAction
Sep 2, 2025
Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
Sep 2, 2025
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Introduced in Senate

Votes

S. 2689 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to S. 2689, as Identical bill.

Titles

S. 2689 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • District of Columbia Police Home Rule Act — Display Title
  • District of Columbia Police Home Rule Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • A bill to amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to repeal the authority of the President to assume emergency control of the police of the District of Columbia. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 6 registered lobbyists who named S. 2689 in 3 quarterly filings, 2025. 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 Budget/Appropriations, Family issues/Abortion/Adoption, Welfare.

Clients

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

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
NEXUS FAMILY HEALINGNon-profit OrganizationMinnesota13$30K

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
PRIMACY STRATEGY GROUP13$30K

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
EMILY TRANTER113
RYAN KELLY113
JOHN GREENE112
ELISE BUSSE111
GREG RUBIO111
JORDAN HAGERT111

Filings

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

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
NEXUS FAMILY HEALINGPRIMACY STRATEGY GROUP2025 third_quarter$10K3rd Quarter - Report
NEXUS FAMILY HEALINGPRIMACY STRATEGY GROUP2025 second_quarter$10K2nd Quarter - Report
NEXUS FAMILY HEALINGPRIMACY STRATEGY GROUP2025 first_quarter$10K1st Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S. 2689 under Government Operations and Politics, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S. 2689’s is Government Operations and Politics.

s2689/policy-areas.txt
Government Operations and PoliticsAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com