1HOUSE · JUN 10, 2025
Passed the House
235–178PASSED
R 205–4 D 30–174
On Passage · roll 162 · 1 present · 18 not voting
House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Passed House
Protecting Our Nation’s Capital Emergency Act
Official title: To restore the right to negotiate matters pertaining to the discipline of law enforcement officers of the District of Columbia through collective bargaining, to restore the statute of limitations for bringing disciplinary cases against members or civilian employees of the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Andrew Garbarino R-NYWhere it went
- IntroducedMar 14, 2025
- Committee actionMay 21, 2025
- Passed HouseJun 10, 2025 · 235–178
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jun 11, 2025 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2096.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2096, Protecting Our Nation’s Capital Emergency Act” on June 6, 2025. CBO’s description reads “As reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on June 4, 2025”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 6, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/61468
- CBO publication date
- June 6, 2025
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2096, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/2096
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 119-138 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Oversight and Government Reform Committee on June 4, 2025.Source: Congress.gov, reported June 4, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/119/HRPT/138
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2096, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/2096
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. GARBARINO, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 49, March 14, 2025, Page H1162):Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to Article 1, Section 8, Clause 17 of the United States Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 14, 2025 ↗
Evidence
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- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 127 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2096, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/2096
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 10, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
e0f1b236ceb8dc8347b2d5bb81e3629a801347550fa5fd2f41cd0b17610549ca
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Vote results
1 recorded roll-call vote on H.R. 2096. The vote that moved the bill is first.
Yea–nay by party (R = Republicans, D = Democrats, I = independents). Counts for present and not-voting members are shown where there were any. Showing all 1 of 1 recorded votes. Sorted by date; within a chamber by roll-call number.
Cosponsors
3 cosponsors — 3 Republicans
0 of 3 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Andy Biggs (R-AZ), John Rutherford (R-FL), Pete Stauber (R-MN).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Andrew Garbarino.
- H.R. 9391 (119th) Reimbursable Screening Services Program Extension Act of 2026
- H.R. 5061 (119th) Counter-UAS Authority Security, Safety, and Reauthorization Act
- H.R. 5577 (119th) NFIP Extension Act of 2026
- H.R. 4130 (119th) Small Business Relief Act
- H.R. 5079 (119th) Widespread Information Management for the Welfare of Infrastructure and Government Act
- H.R. 4171 (119th) SEED Act of 2025
Related bills
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 25, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.