A joint resolution terminating the emergency determined by the President on August 11, 2025, in the Executive Order titled "Declaring a crime emergency in the District of Columbia".
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Latest Action · September 2, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
S.J. Res. 75 is a joint resolution that would terminate a presidential emergency declaration for Washington, D.C. that was issued on August 11, 2025, related to crime in the district. The resolution, introduced in September 2025 by a group of Democratic senators, argues that the emergency declaration is unjustified because violent crime in D.C. has actually declined over the past two years and is at a 30-year low. The lawmakers also contend that the emergency declaration has prevented the District of Columbia from spending $1 billion in locally raised tax revenue on essential public safety services, including law enforcement, fire and emergency response, and schools. If passed by both chambers of Congress, this resolution would revoke the President's emergency authority over D.C.'s Metropolitan Police Department under the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, allowing the city to regain control over its own budget and public safety spending.
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