H.R. 5015 would extend the amount of time that a U.S. President can take control of the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Police Department during declared emergencies. Currently, the District of Columbia Home Rule Act limits this presidential control to 30 days, but the bill would lengthen that period to 180 days. The change would apply not only to future emergencies but also retroactively to any emergency the President has already declared under this authority. The bill does not establish new funding or specify an implementation timeline beyond the extension itself. This legislation would significantly increase federal executive power over local D.C. policing during crisis situations, shifting authority away from the District's local government to the President.