S. 2688 119th Congress Senate

District of Columbia National Guard Home Rule Act

Official title: A bill to extend to the Mayor of the District of Columbia the same authority over the National Guard of the District of Columbia as the Governors of the severa… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to extend to the Mayor of the District of Columbia the same authority over the National Guard of the District of Columbia as the Governors of the several States exercise over the National Guard of those States with respect to administration of the National Guard and its use to respond to natural disasters and other civil disturbances, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 2, 2025 Introduced by: Chris Van Hollen Democratic · Maryland See on congress.gov

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Sep 2, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

Sep 2, 2025

Introduced in Senate

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

Related & companion bills 1

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Cosponsors 12

Merkley, Jeff

Oregon · Sep 11, 2025

Heinrich, Martin

New Mexico · Sep 3, 2025

Alsobrooks, Angela D.

Maryland · Sep 2, 2025

Baldwin, Tammy

Wisconsin · Sep 2, 2025

Booker, Cory A.

New Jersey · Sep 2, 2025

Duckworth, Tammy

Illinois · Sep 2, 2025

Padilla, Alex

California · Sep 2, 2025

Sanders, Bernard

Vermont · Sep 2, 2025

Schiff, Adam B.

California · Sep 2, 2025

Warner, Mark R.

Virginia · Sep 2, 2025

Warren, Elizabeth

Massachusetts · Sep 2, 2025

Welch, Peter

Vermont · Sep 2, 2025

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2688: District of Columbia National Guard Home Rule Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-2688/

MLA

"S. 2688: District of Columbia National Guard Home Rule Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-2688/.

Bluebook (legal)

S. 2688, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-2688/.

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