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District of Columbia Attorney General Appointment Reform Act

Introduced: September 8, 2025 Introduced by: Fallon, Pat Republican · Texas See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Sep 30, 2025

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 270.

Sep 30, 2025

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. H. Rept. 119-316.

Sep 10, 2025

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 25 - 20.

Sep 10, 2025

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

Sep 8, 2025

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Sep 8, 2025

Introduced in House

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District of Columbia Attorney General Appointment Reform Act

This bill vests the President with the authority to appoint the Attorney General for the District of Columbia (DC) for a term that coincides with the term of office of the President. The bill provides that the appointment is not subject to confirmation in the Senate.

Under current DC law, the Attorney General is elected by DC voters for a four-year term that coincides with the term of office of the DC Mayor.

The bill additionally provides that the term of the current Attorney General ends on the date of the bill's enactment.

What's happening now September 30, 2025

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 270.

Hearings & markups 1

the Full Committee to consider the following: 1) H.R. 5183, the District of Columbia Home Rule Improvement Act; …
Markup Sep 10, 2025 · 10:00 AM EDT · Oversight and Government Reform Committee

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Oversight and Government Reform Committee
House of Representatives

Lobbying activity 19

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

BRADY CAMPAIGN TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE
for BRADY CAMPAIGN TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026
DEMOCRACY 21
for DEMOCRACY 21 · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2026
CAPITOL COUNSEL LLC
for COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA · District of Columbia · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2026
SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER, INC.
for SOUTHERN POVERTY LAW CENTER, INC. · Alabama · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2026
LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS
for LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS · District of Columbia · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2026
BRADY CAMPAIGN TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE
for BRADY CAMPAIGN TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE · District of Columbia · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2026

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Cosponsors 1

Higgins, Clay

Louisiana · Sep 10, 2025

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5179: District of Columbia Attorney General Appointment Reform Act of 2025. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5179/

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"H.R. 5179: District of Columbia Attorney General Appointment Reform Act of 2025." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5179/.

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H.R. 5179, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5179/.

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