118 HR 5798 RH: Protecting Our Nation’s Capital Emergency Act of 2024 U.S. House of Representatives 2024-12-18 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

IBUnion Calendar No. 735118th CONGRESS2d SessionH. R. 5798[Report No. 118–900]IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESSeptember 28, 2023Mr. Garbarino (for himself and Mr. D'Esposito) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and AccountabilityDecember 18, 2024Additional sponsors: Mr. Rutherford, Mr. Biggs, Mr. Meuser, Mr. Nickel, Mr. Cuellar, Mr. Stauber, Mr. Miller of Ohio, Ms. Van Duyne, Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania, Mr. Kean of New Jersey, and Mr. Davis of North CarolinaDecember 18, 2024Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printedStrike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italicFor text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on September 28, 2023A BILLTo restore the right to negotiate matters pertaining to the discipline of law enforcement officers of the District of Columbia through collective bargaining, to restore the statute of limitations for bringing disciplinary cases against members or civilian employees of the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Protecting Our Nation’s Capital Emergency Act of 2024.

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Restoration of equitable and fair treatment of law enforcement personnel of District of Columbia

(a)

Restoration of right to negotiate matters pertaining to discipline of District of Columbia law enforcement officers through collective bargaining

Section 1708 of the District of Columbia Government Comprehensive Merit Personnel Act of 1978 (sec. 1–617.08, D.C. Official Code), as amended by section 116(b) of the Comprehensive Policing and Justice Reform Amendment Act of 2022 (D.C. Law 24–345), is amended by striking subsection (c).(b)

Restoration of statute of limitations for claims against members or civilian employees of Metropolitan Police Department

Subtitle M of title I of the Comprehensive Policing and Justice Reform Amendment Act of 2022 (D.C. Law 24–345) is repealed, and any provision of law amended or repealed by such subtitle is restored or revived as if such subtitle had not been enacted into law.

December 18, 2024Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed