3.0.0 281 2023-03-08T20:12:14Z 2023-03-08T20:12:14Z House HR 2021-01-12 117 [Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 7 (Tuesday, January 12, 2021)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. NORTON:H.R. 281.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:clause 17 of section 8 of article I of the Constitution.[Page H149]]]> hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee House Standing Referred to 2021-01-12T14:00:50Z 2021-01-12 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 2021-01-12 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E33) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2021-01-12 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2021-01-12 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] ELEANOR NORTON D DC HOLMES N Crime and Law Enforcement Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation District of Columbia Lawyers and legal services State and local government operations Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2021-01-12 Introduced in House 2021-02-24T20:38:25Z 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.
]]> District of Columbia Prosecutor Home Rule Act of 2021 Display Title District of Columbia Prosecutor Home Rule Act of 2021 Official Title as Introduced To assign the responsibility for conducting prosecutions for violations of the laws of the District of Columbia to the head of a local prosecutor's office designated under local law of the District of Columbia. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced District of Columbia Prosecutor Home Rule Act of 2021 Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2021-01-12T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117hr281ih/xml/BILLS-117hr281ih.xml 2021-01-12 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform. 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. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.