District of Columbia Clemency Home Rule Act

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 5698 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5698 To provide that the authority to grant clemency for offenses against the District of Columbia shall be exercised in accordance with law enacted by the District of Columbia. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 6, 2025 Ms. Norton introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To provide that the authority to grant clemency for offenses against the District of Columbia shall be exercised in accordance with law enacted by the District of Columbia. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``District of Columbia Clemency Home Rule Act''. SEC. 2. AUTHORITY TO GRANT CLEMENCY FOR CRIMES UNDER LAWS OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. (a) Authority Described.--The authority to grant clemency for crimes und…