Congress targets DC hiring and vendor contracts tied to people convicted of violent or dangerous crimes
To prohibit the District of Columbia government from appointing individuals convicted of crimes of violence or dangerous crimes as employees of the government or from entering into contracts with vendors who employ individuals convicted of crimes of violence or dangerous crimes, and for other purposes.
How this policy affects specific groups of people
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Introduced in House
The bill was officially filed and given a number. It now enters the legislative queue.
No votes have been recorded for this legislation yet.
Covers Rep. Nancy Mace introducing two bills, including the D.C.-focused proposal to bar people with final convictions for violent (and dangerous) crimes from D.C. government jobs and contracts.
Explains the federal workforce bill and also summarizes the related D.C. bill (H.R. 7068), including employment and contracting restrictions and 90-day termination provisions.
Reports on the introduction of the paired proposals and describes the D.C. hiring and contracting prohibitions tied to final convictions for violent/dangerous crimes.
Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
To prohibit the District of Columbia government from appointing individuals convicted of crimes of violence or dangerous crimes as employees of the government or from entering into contracts with vendors who employ individuals convicted of crimes of violence or dangerous crimes, and for other purposes.
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