Common-Sense Law Enforcement and Accountability Now in DC Act of 2025
Summary
What This Bill Does
The CLEAN DC Act uses Congress's authority over District of Columbia law to repeal most of D.C. Law 24-345, the Comprehensive Policing and Justice Reform Amendment Act of 2022. Except for two preserved parts, it restores or revives the provisions of DC law that the 2022 act amended or repealed, as if the 2022 act had never become law.
The bill expressly preserves subtitle S of title I of the 2022 act, the body-worn-camera provisions at D.C. Code section 5-365.01 and following, and subtitle A of title I, the bias-free-policing provisions at D.C. Code sections 5-125.01 and following and section 5-302. Everything else in the 2022 policing reform law would be unwound. That can affect police discipline, accountability, use-of-force, transparency, collective-bargaining, and litigation rules depending on the provisions of DC law restored by the repeal.
Who Benefits and How
The Metropolitan Police Department, DC police officers, police unions, law enforcement advocates, officials seeking reversal of the 2022 policing reforms, and supporters of federal intervention in DC criminal justice benefit because the bill restores pre-2022 law for most policing reform subjects while leaving body-camera and bias-free-policing rules in place.
Who Bears the Burden and How
The District of Columbia Council, District of Columbia government agencies, DC residents seeking police accountability, civil rights advocates, police reform organizations, people filing police-misconduct complaints, public defenders, and local officials administering the 2022 reform law must comply with federal repeal of most local reforms and lose statutory tools or procedures that the 2022 DC law had created or amended.
Key Provisions
- Repeals most of D.C. Law 24-345, the Comprehensive Policing and Justice Reform Amendment Act of 2022.
- Requires restoration or revival of DC legal provisions amended or repealed by the 2022 act.
- Provides an exception for subtitle S of title I, covering the body-worn-camera program.
- Provides an exception for subtitle A of title I, covering bias-free policing and related provisions.
- Restricts the District's local policing reforms through federal legislation rather than local repeal.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Repeals most of the District of Columbia Comprehensive Policing and Justice Reform Amendment Act of 2022 and revives DC law as if that act had not been enacted, while preserving the law's body-worn-camera subtitle and bias-free-policing provisions.
Key Policy Areas
Criminal Justice, District of Columbia, Police Accountability
Primary Purpose
Repeals most of the District of Columbia Comprehensive Policing and Justice Reform Amendment Act of 2022 and revives DC law as if that act had not been enacted, while preserving the law's body-worn-camera subtitle and bias-free-policing provisions.
Policy Domains
Substantive provisions
Identified Gains
- Metropolitan Police Department
- DC police officers
- Police unions
- Law enforcement advocates
- Officials seeking reversal of 2022 policing reforms
- Supporters of federal intervention in DC criminal justice
Identified Costs
- District of Columbia Council
- District of Columbia government agencies
- DC residents seeking police accountability
- Civil rights advocates
- Police reform organizations
- People filing police-misconduct complaints
- Public defenders
- Local officials administering the 2022 reform law
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
Passed HouseReceived in the Senate.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without …
On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 233 - …
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas …
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4806-4807)
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H.R. …
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate …
Rule provides for consideration of S.J. Res. 80, H.J. Res. …
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 879. (consideration: …
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Civil rights advocates, Law enforcement advocates, Police reform organizations
Positive-direction: Law enforcement advocates
Negative-direction: Civil rights advocates, Police reform organizations
DC police officers, Metropolitan Police Department
DC residents seeking police accountability, People filing police-misconduct complaints
On Passage
CLEAN DC Act
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "mpd"
- → Metropolitan Police Department
- "dc_law"
- → Comprehensive Policing and Justice Reform Amendment Act of 2022
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