Common-Sense Law Enforcement and Accountability Now in DC Act
Last recorded step: House, Nov 20, 2025.
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This bill would repeal the District of Columbia’s 2022 police reforms and restore previous laws regarding officer conduct and records.
What it does
This bill would repeal the Comprehensive Policing and Justice Reform Amendment Act of 2022, a local law enacted by the Council of the District of Columbia. By repealing this act, the bill would restore previous laws regarding police neck restraints, body-worn camera procedures, and the accessibility of police disciplinary records. Any legal provisions that were amended or removed by the 2022 D.C. act would be revived as if that act had never been enacted.
Who is affected
This bill primarily affects law enforcement officers operating within the District of Columbia by repealing specific regulations regarding neck restraints and body-worn camera procedures. The Council of the District of Columbia is also affected as its 2022 policing reform legislation would be repealed and prior laws restored. Additionally, the bill impacts individuals seeking access to police disciplinary records and those subject to law enforcement interactions in the District.
Key provisions
- Repeal of the Comprehensive Policing and Justice Reform Amendment Act of 2022. The bill repeals the specific policing reform legislation enacted by the Council of the District of Columbia.
- Restoration of prior District of Columbia laws. Any provision of law that was amended or repealed by the 2022 Act is restored or revived as if the Act had never been enacted.
- Reversal of specific policing measures. The bill undoes measures related to the prohibition of certain neck restraints, body-worn camera procedures, and the expansion of access to police disciplinary records.
Fiscal impact
- H.R. 5107, CLEAN DC Act of 2025· As ordered reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on September 10, 2025
Effective dates
Not applicable: Official Summary does not address effective dates
Relationship to existing law
This bill repeals the Comprehensive Policing and Justice Reform Amendment Act of 2022, a District of Columbia law. It restores and revives any previous laws that were amended or repealed by that 2022 act as if it had never been enacted.
Stated purpose
The bill aims to repeal the District of Columbia’s Comprehensive Policing and Justice Reform Amendment Act of 2022 and restore previous laws regarding police conduct and oversight. This includes reversing specific D.C. mandates related to the prohibition of certain neck restraints, body-worn camera procedures, and the public accessibility of officer disciplinary records.