The District of Columbia's 2022 Comprehensive Policing and Justice Reform Act — which included restrictions on police use of force, limits on no-knock warrants, and changes to officer discipline procedures — would be completely repealed by this federal bill. Every provision of D.C. law that was changed by that local act would be restored to its pre-2022 version. The bill is introduced under Congress's constitutional authority to legislate for the District of Columbia.
Civil Liberties
- Police use-of-force authority in D.C. — Pre-2022 rules restored
- No-knock warrant authority in D.C. — Pre-2022 rules restored
Transparency & Accountability
- Officer-discipline rules in D.C. — 2022 reforms repealed, returning discipline procedures to pre-2022 form
- Local self-government on policing — Federal repeal overrides D.C.-Council-enacted reform
Congressional Summary
Common-Sense Law Enforcement and Accountability Now in DC Act or the CLEAN DC ActThis bill repeals the Comprehensive Policing and Justice Reform Amendment Act of 2022, enacted by the Council of the District of Columbia.Any provision of law amended or repealed by that act is restored or revived as if it had not been enacted.(The act sets forth a variety of measures that focus on policing, including measures prohibiting the use of certain neck restraints by law enforcement officers, requiring additional procedures related to body-worn cameras, and expanding access to police disciplinary records.)
Details
- Congress
- 119th
- Chamber
- Senate
- Status
- summarized
- Action
- Introduced in Senate
- Action Date
- 2025-09-02
- Date Added
- 2026-04-06
- Source
- Congress.gov →
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