Protecting Our Nation’s Capital Emergency Act

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Jun 11, 2025

This bill reverses certain 2023 changes to District of Columbia law regarding Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) officer discipline. It reinstates a 90-day time limit for initiating corrective or adverse actions against MPD officers and civilian employees, and permits officer disciplinary matters to be negotiated through collective bargaining agreements. The bill removes the police chief's authority to increase penalties recommended by the police trial board for officer misconduct, and eliminates the requirement that MPD publish online a schedule of disciplinary hearings involving proposed terminations, including hearing dates, times, and underlying allegations.

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Protecting Our Nation's Capital Emergency Act of 2025 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.