119 HR 4815 IH: District of Columbia National Guard Commanding General Residency Act U.S. House of Representatives 2025-07-29 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.

I119th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 4815IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESJuly 29, 2025Ms. Norton introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government ReformA BILLTo require the commanding general of the District of Columbia National Guard to reside in the District of Columbia.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the District of Columbia National Guard Commanding General Residency Act.

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Requiring Commanding General of the District of Columbia National Guard reside in the District of Columbia

(a)

Requirement

Section 7 of the Act entitled An Act to provide for the organization of the militia of the District of Columbia, and for other purposes, approved March 1, 1889 (sec. 49–301, D.C. Official Code), is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (d) The Commanding General of the District of Columbia National Guard shall reside in the District of Columbia. . (b)

Effective date

The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect on the day that is one year after the date of the enactment of this Act.