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HR 1765 115th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Criminal procedure and sentencing District of Columbia Intergovernmental relations Law enforcement administration and funding State and local government operations

District of Columbia Home Rule Clemency Act

Introduced: March 28, 2017 Introduced by: Norton, Eleanor Holmes Democratic · District of Columbia See on congress.gov
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Mar 28, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Mar 28, 2017
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E402)
Mar 28, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

District of Columbia Home Rule Clemency Act

This bill declares that the authority to grant clemency for offenses against the District of Columbia shall be exercised by such person or persons, and under such terms and conditions, as may be provided under a DC law.

What's happening now March 28, 2017

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1765: District of Columbia Home Rule Clemency Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1765/
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"H.R. 1765: District of Columbia Home Rule Clemency Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1765/.
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H.R. 1765, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1765/.
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