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H.R. 281 117th Congress House

District of Columbia Prosecutor Home Rule Act of 2021

Official title: To assign the responsibility for conducting prosecutions for violations of the laws of the District of Columbia to the head of a local prosecutor's office desi… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To assign the responsibility for conducting prosecutions for violations of the laws of the District of Columbia to the head of a local prosecutor's office designated under local law of the District of Columbia.

Introduced: January 12, 2021 Introduced by: Eleanor Holmes Norton Democratic · District of Columbia See on congress.gov
Crime and Law Enforcement Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationDistrict of ColumbiaLawyers and legal servicesState and local government operations
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Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
Jan 12, 2021
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E33)
Jan 12, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Latest action January 12, 2021

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

District of Columbia Prosecutor Home Rule Act of 2021

This bill shifts the responsibility for conducting prosecutions for violations of District of Columbia laws from the Corporation Counsel for the District of Columbia (Attorney General for the District) or his or her assistants to the head of the office designated under District local law as the one responsible for conducting such prosecutions (local prosecutor's office) or his or her assistants.

An indictment or information brought in the name of

  • the United States in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia may include charges of offenses prosecutable by the District if the head of the local prosecutor's office consents to such inclusion in writing, and
  • the District in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia may be joined for trial in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia with an indictment or information brought in that court if the offenses charged could have been joined in the same indictment or information and if the head of the local prosecutor's office consents to such joinder.
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 281: District of Columbia Prosecutor Home Rule Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-281/
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"H.R. 281: District of Columbia Prosecutor Home Rule Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-281/.
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H.R. 281, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-281/.
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