[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1378 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1378

 To provide that the authority to grant clemency for offenses against 
  the District of Columbia shall be exercised in accordance with law 
                  enacted by the District of Columbia.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 26, 2019

  Ms. Norton introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                   Committee on Oversight and Reform

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                                 A BILL


 
 To provide that the authority to grant clemency for offenses against 
  the District of Columbia shall be exercised in accordance with law 
                  enacted by the District of Columbia.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``District of Columbia Clemency Home 
Rule Act''.

SEC. 2. AUTHORITY TO GRANT CLEMENCY IN ACCORDANCE WITH DISTRICT OF 
              COLUMBIA LAW FOR OFFENSES AGAINST DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

    (a) Authority Described.--The authority to grant clemency for 
offenses against the District of Columbia shall be exercised by such 
person or persons, and under such terms and conditions, as may be 
provided under law enacted by the District of Columbia.
    (b) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this Act may be construed to 
affect any authority exercised by the President or the Mayor of the 
District of Columbia prior to the effective date of any law enacted by 
the District of Columbia pursuant to this Act with respect to the 
authority to grant clemency for offenses against the District of 
Columbia.
    (c) Clemency Defined.--In this Act, the term ``clemency'' means a 
pardon, reprieve, or commutation of sentence, or a remission of a fine 
or other financial penalty.
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