HR 5183 · introduced · significant
District of Columbia Home Rule Improvement Act of 2025
- government reform
What this bill does
- This bill extends congressional review of District of Columbia laws from 30 to 60 days and adds review of DC regulations and executive orders.
- It affects DC residents and officials by giving Congress power to block DC legislation, regulations, and emergency law extensions.
- The bill takes effect immediately and requires the DC Mayor and Council chair to report to Congress annually.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
How would extending the congressional review period from 30 to 60 days affect DC's ability to respond quickly to local emergencies or urgent policy needs?
- 02
What trade-offs exist between congressional oversight of DC regulations and the District's capacity for self-governance in managing its own affairs?
- 03
Who would benefit or face challenges under a requirement that DC leaders report annually to Congress on local legislative and regulatory matters?
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Sponsor · R-AZ-9
Paul A. Gosar
Citizen cosponsors
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In Congress
3/ 435
House Reps cosponsoring
Introduced 2026-01-27
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Legislative timeline
2026-01-27 · house · Calendars
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 396.
2026-01-27 · house · Discharge
Committee on Rules discharged.
2026-01-27 · Committee
Committee on Rules discharged.
2026-01-27 · house · Committee
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. H. Rept. 119-463, Part I.
2026-01-27 · Committee
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. H. Rept. 119-463, Part I.
2025-09-10 · house · Committee
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 22 - 18.
2025-09-10 · house · Committee
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
2025-09-08 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2025-09-08 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2025-09-08 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2025-09-08 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House

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