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H.R. 5179 119th Congress House

District of Columbia Attorney General Appointment Reform Act of 2025

Official title: To amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to provide for the appointment of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia by the President, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 8, 2025 Introduced by: Pat Fallon Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
Law District of ColumbiaLawyers and legal servicesPresidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
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 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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Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 270.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

 Hearings & markups 1
 Bill text 2 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Lobbying activity 26

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

  • CAPITOL COUNSEL LLC
    for COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
  • CAPITOL COUNSEL LLC
    for COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)
  • CAPITOL COUNSEL LLC
    for COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA · District of Columbia · 1st Quarter 2026 (Jan 1 - Mar 31)
  • BRADY CAMPAIGN TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE
    for BRADY CAMPAIGN TO PREVENT GUN VIOLENCE · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
  • DEMOCRACY 21
    for DEMOCRACY 21 · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
  • LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS
    for LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)

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 Cosponsors 1
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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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