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H.R. 356 119th Congress House

District of Columbia Prosecutor Home Rule Act

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 13, 2025 Introduced by: Eleanor Holmes Norton Democratic · District of Columbia See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Congressional oversightCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationCriminal procedure and sentencingDistrict of Columbia
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Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Jan 13, 2025
Introduced in House
Jan 13, 2025
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Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

District of Columbia Prosecutor Home Rule Act

This bill shifts the responsibility for prosecuting all violations of the laws, ordinances, and regulations of the District of Columbia (DC) to a local prosecutor's office.

Currently, the responsibility for prosecuting such violations is shared between DC and the federal government. Generally, the local Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia prosecutes crimes committed by juveniles and criminal violations of municipal regulations, and the federal U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia prosecutes all other crimes.

The bill also specifies that current employees of the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia who continue to be employed by the local prosecutor's office retain their eligibility as federal employees for purposes of health insurance, retirement, and other federal benefits.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 356: District of Columbia Prosecutor Home Rule Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-356/
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"H.R. 356: District of Columbia Prosecutor Home Rule Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-356/.
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H.R. 356, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-356/.
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