A joint resolution terminating the emergency determined by the President on August 11, 2025, in the Executive Order titled "Declaring a crime emergency in the District of Columbia".

United States119th CongressSJRES-75Senate
Updated: Sep 2, 2025

Summary

This joint resolution proposes to terminate an emergency declaration made by the President on August 11, 2025, which declared a "crime emergency in the District of Columbia." The resolution asserts that the President failed to provide sufficient justification for this emergency, particularly regarding the use of the Metropolitan Police Department for Federal purposes. It highlights that violent crime in the District of Columbia has reportedly declined over the past two years, reaching a 30-year low, contradicting the premise of an ongoing emergency. Furthermore, the resolution points out that the Federal government has prevented the District from utilizing $1 billion of its own locally raised revenues, which were specifically budgeted for essential public safety services like law enforcement and emergency response. This legislative action is taken pursuant to section 740(b) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act.

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  1. Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

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  2. Introduced in Senate

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