Rep. Raskin Introduces Bipartisan Bill to End Trump's Crime Emergency Declaration in D.C.
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 bill is currently in the early stages of the legislative process and has been sent to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform for review. No further actions are scheduled at this time, and the bill is not moving forward. There is no companion bill listed for this proposal.
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- This joint resolution would terminate the crime emergency that Trump declared for Washington, D.C. on August 11, 2025. The declaration gave the federal government expanded authority over the city's local police force under the D.C. Home Rule Act.
From policy text
“the emergency determined by the President on August 11, 2025, in the Executive Order titled ``Declaring a crime emergency in the District of Columbia'' is hereby terminated.”
View in full text - The bill's sponsors argue that even if an emergency existed, the law does not give the president the power to take over D.C.'s police department. Instead, it only allows the president to ask the mayor to provide police services for specific federal purposes.
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“section 740 of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act does not empower the President to federalize the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD), but rather limits the President to directing the Mayor to provide him with the use of MPD's services to carry out specific Federal purposes”
View in full text - Supporters say the emergency declaration is not justified because violent crime in D.C. has been falling for two years and is now at its lowest point in three decades.
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“violent crime in the District of Columbia has declined for the past two years and currently stands at a 30-year low”
View in full text - The resolution also highlights that the federal government has blocked D.C. from spending $1 billion of its own locally raised tax revenue that was set aside for public safety, schools, and emergency services.
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“the Federal Government, in 2025, has prevented the District of Columbia from spending $1 billion of its own locally-raised revenues--money that was budgeted for essential public safety purposes, including law enforcement, fire and emergency response services, and schools”
View in full text - Introduced by Rep. Raskin along with Del. Norton and Rep. Garcia of California, the resolution was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. As a joint resolution, it would need to pass both chambers and be signed by the president to take effect.
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Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Introduced in House
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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".
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