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House Passes GOP Bills to Reinstate Cash Bail and Roll Back D.C. Policing Reforms

Next, the Senate decides their fate, with passage hinging on Democratic votes to clear a filibuster.

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Advocates and members of D.C.’s shadow delegation, including Oye Owolewa and Ankit Jain, attend a news conference on Tuesday denouncing the latest congressional effort to roll back local policies in the District.
D.C. Council member Robert White, center, joins elected officials in a call to end the presence of National Guard​ troops in D.C. at the Capitol, Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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Overview

  • Lawmakers approved H.R. 5214 requiring cash bail for specified offenses and mandatory pretrial detention for violent crimes in Washington, D.C.
  • H.R. 5107, the CLEAN D.C. Act, passed to repeal major parts of the District’s 2022 policing law, including limits on chokeholds, expanded body-camera access, and the police complaints board.
  • The cash-bail bill passed 237–179 with 28 Democrats in support, and the policing rollback passed 233–190 with 20 Democrats joining Republicans.
  • The White House Office of Management and Budget said it strongly supports both measures, while D.C. leaders and Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton condemned them as federal overreach that violates home rule.
  • The bills now head to the Senate, where overcoming a filibuster would require Democratic defections, a hurdle that stalled earlier D.C.-focused measures even after a similar policing repeal was vetoed in 2023.