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District of Columbia Prosecutor Home Rule Act of 2021

USA117th CongressHR-281| House 
| Updated: 1/12/2021
Eleanor Holmes Norton

Eleanor Holmes Norton

Democratic Representative

District of Columbia

Oversight and Government Reform Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
District of Columbia Prosecutor Home Rule Act of 2021 This bill shifts the responsibility for conducting prosecutions for violations of District of Columbia laws from the Corporation Counsel for the District of Columbia (Attorney General for the District) or his or her assistants to the head of the office designated under District local law as the one responsible for conducting such prosecutions (local prosecutor's office) or his or her assistants. An indictment or information brought in the name of the United States in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia may include charges of offenses prosecutable by the District if the head of the local prosecutor's office consents to such inclusion in writing, and the District in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia may be joined for trial in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia with an indictment or information brought in that court if the offenses charged could have been joined in the same indictment or information and if the head of the local prosecutor's office consents to such joinder.
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Bill from Previous Congress

HR 116-917
District of Columbia Local Prosecutor Home Rule Act of 2019
Jan 12, 2021
Introduced in House
Jan 12, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
Jan 12, 2021
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E33)
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 116-917
    District of Columbia Local Prosecutor Home Rule Act of 2019


  • January 12, 2021
    Introduced in House


  • January 12, 2021
    Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.


  • January 12, 2021
    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E33)

Crime and Law Enforcement

Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationDistrict of ColumbiaLawyers and legal servicesState and local government operations

District of Columbia Prosecutor Home Rule Act of 2021

USA117th CongressHR-281| House 
| Updated: 1/12/2021
District of Columbia Prosecutor Home Rule Act of 2021 This bill shifts the responsibility for conducting prosecutions for violations of District of Columbia laws from the Corporation Counsel for the District of Columbia (Attorney General for the District) or his or her assistants to the head of the office designated under District local law as the one responsible for conducting such prosecutions (local prosecutor's office) or his or her assistants. An indictment or information brought in the name of the United States in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia may include charges of offenses prosecutable by the District if the head of the local prosecutor's office consents to such inclusion in writing, and the District in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia may be joined for trial in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia with an indictment or information brought in that court if the offenses charged could have been joined in the same indictment or information and if the head of the local prosecutor's office consents to such joinder.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 116-917
District of Columbia Local Prosecutor Home Rule Act of 2019
Jan 12, 2021
Introduced in House
Jan 12, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
Jan 12, 2021
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E33)
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 116-917
    District of Columbia Local Prosecutor Home Rule Act of 2019


  • January 12, 2021
    Introduced in House


  • January 12, 2021
    Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.


  • January 12, 2021
    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E33)
Eleanor Holmes Norton

Eleanor Holmes Norton

Democratic Representative

District of Columbia

Oversight and Government Reform Committee

Crime and Law Enforcement

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationDistrict of ColumbiaLawyers and legal servicesState and local government operations