H.R. 2096Protecting Our Nation’s Capital Emergency Act

1 recorded actionWhat the measure does Read on Congress.gov

Sponsor: Andrew R. Garbarino [R-NY-02]
Cosponsors: 3 · 3 Republicans
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Committees: Oversight and Government Reform Committee, Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
Latest action: Jun 11, 2025 · Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

IntroducedMar 14, 2025
Passed the HouseJun 10, 2025
Passed the SenateNot yet reached
Sent to the PresidentNot yet reached
Became lawNot yet reached

What the measure doesCRS summary

This bill rescinds certain changes that were made in 2023 to District of Columbia (DC) law governing discipline of Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) officers.

First, the bill reinstates a 90-day statute of limitations (i.e., time limit) for initiating a corrective or adverse action against any MPD officer or civilian employee. The bill also allows officer disciplinary matters to be negotiated as part of a collective bargaining agreement.

Next, the bill eliminates the MPD police chief's authority to increase the police trial board's recommended penalty for officer misconduct.

Finally, the bill eliminates a requirement that MPD publish a schedule online of disciplinary hearings for which the proposed action is termination, including the date, time, and underlying allegations.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, describing H.R. 2096 as introduced in House on Mar 14, 2025. It is not the text of the measure; a later amendment may have changed what it does.

How every member votedHouse roll call 162

House Jun 10, 2025

On Passage

Protecting Our Nation’s Capital Emergency Act

Passed

235 Yea 178 Nay 18 not voting · 1 present

Party-line vote 34 of 413 voting members broke with their own party: 30 Democrats, 4 Republicans.

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How the chamber split

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All members432 members

Democratic212 members

Independent1 member

Republican219 members

marks half of the votes cast. A party’s majority is the side most of its voting members took.

Cosponsors3 · 3 Republicans

Signing on is not a vote: a member can cosponsor H.R. 2096 and vote against it. 1 signed when it was filed.

RPete Stauber [R-MN-08]Original2026 profile

RAndy Biggs [R-AZ-05]Joined May 13, 2025

RJohn H. Rutherford [R-FL-05]Joined May 19, 20252026 profile

Who lobbied on H.R. 20964 organizations

Organizations that named H.R. 2096 in a lobbying disclosure. Only those that cited the bill by number appear, so this is a floor, not a full list.

NATIONAL FRATERNAL ORDER OF POLICEIts PAC: National Fraternal Order of Police PAC

Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice · Retirement · Taxation/Internal Revenue Code · Firearms/Guns/Ammunition +4 more17 filings · 3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30) 2026Filing

DC POLICE UNIONfiled by MODERN FORTIS LLC

Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice · District of Columbia · Budget/Appropriations7 filings · 3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30) 2026Filing

SERGEANTS BENEVOLENT ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK CITYfiled by LONGBOW PUBLIC POLICY GROUP, LLC

Budget/Appropriations · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice · Foreign Relations · Government Issues +5 more2 filings · 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2025Filing

AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION

Civil Rights/Civil Liberties1 filing · 2nd Quarter (Apr 1 - June 30) 2025Filing

27 disclosures name this measure. Retrieved from LDA.gov on 2026-10-27. Senate Office of Public Records cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from LDA.gov.