A joint resolution disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the Body-Worn Camera Transparency for Use of Force Temporary Amendment Act of 2026.
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Latest Action · June 2, 2026
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
This joint resolution asks Congress to disapprove a Washington, D.C. law called the Body-Worn Camera Transparency for Use of Force Temporary Amendment Act of 2026, which the D.C. Council approved on April 22, 2026. The resolution does not specify what the D.C. law actually requires, but based on its title, it appears to relate to making body camera footage more transparent when police use force. Six Senate Republicans introduced this measure to block the D.C. law from taking effect through Congress's authority to review D.C. legislation under the Home Rule Act. If both chambers of Congress approve this resolution, it would overturn the D.C. Council's action and prevent the transparency law from going into effect. No specific funding or implementation timeline is mentioned in the resolution itself.
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