Common-Sense Law Enforcement and Accountability Now in DC Act of 2025
Summary
HB5107, titled the “Common-Sense Law Enforcement and Accountability Now in DC Act of 2025” or “CLEAN DC Act of 2025,” would repeal most of the District of Columbia’s Comprehensive Policing and Justice Reform Amendment Act of 2022. The bill states that, except for two specified subtitles, the 2022 D.C. law would be repealed and any laws amended or repealed by that act would be restored as if the 2022 act had never been enacted.
The measure is a federal intervention into D.C. policing policy and would effectively roll back a broad package of police and justice reforms adopted by the D.C. Council. The bill preserves only subtitle S of title I and subtitle A of title I, while undoing the rest of the 2022 reform law and reviving prior provisions of the D.C. Code.
Impact
If enacted, the bill would change the District of Columbia Code by repealing most of D.C. Law 24-345 and restoring earlier statutory language and enforcement rules that had been altered by that law. Its practical effect would be to narrow or eliminate several policing and criminal justice reforms in the District, affecting law enforcement practices, accountability standards, and related local governance. Because the bill targets D.C. legislation directly, it would alter the legal framework governing the District rather than federal criminal law generally.
Sentiment
The House passed the bill by a vote of 232-189, indicating majority support but also substantial opposition. The bill’s title and structure suggest supporters view it as a public-safety and accountability measure, while opponents likely see it as a rollback of police reform and local D.C. autonomy. No committee transcripts were provided, so the available record shows clear partisan division but no detailed committee-level debate.
Contention
The main point of contention is whether Congress should repeal D.C.’s 2022 policing reforms. Supporters appear to favor restoring prior law enforcement authorities and limiting what they view as overly restrictive reforms, while opponents are likely concerned about weakening police accountability, reversing criminal justice reforms, and overriding the District’s elected government. The bill also raises the broader issue of federal control over D.C. local law, which is often a separate source of dispute.
Related
Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (S.J. Res. 80) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to ''National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska Integrated Activity Plan Record of Decision''; providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 130) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to ''Buffalo Field Office Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan Amendment''; providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 131) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to ''Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Leasing Program Record of Decision''; providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 58) denouncing the horrors of socialism; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1949) to repeal restrictions on the export and import of natural gas; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3109) to require the Secretary of Energy to direct the National Petroleum Council to issue a report with respect to petrochemical refineries in the United States, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5107) to repeal the Comprehensive Policing and Justice Reform Amendment Act of 2022 enacted by the District of Columbia Council; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5214) to require mandatory pretrial and post conviction detention for crimes of violence and dangerous crimes and require mandatory cash bail for certain offenses that pose a threat to public safety or order in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes; and for other purposes.
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