[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3753 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3753

 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

                              May 30, 2023

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

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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 FOR CRIMES UNDER LAWS OF THE 
              DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

    (a) Authority Described.--The authority to grant clemency for 
crimes under the laws of 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--
            (1) 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 
        crimes under the laws of the District of Columbia; or
            (2) to limit the authority described in subsection (a) from 
        being exercised with respect to crimes committed before, on, or 
        after the date of the enactment of this Act.
    (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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