District of Columbia National Guard Home Rule Act
HR 811 transfers command authority over the District of Columbia National Guard from the U.S. President and federal officials to the Mayor of Washington, D.C. The bill amends multiple laws, including the 1889 Act governing the District's militia and titles 10 and 32 of U.S. Code, to replace references to the President, Secretary of the Army, or "commanding general" with the Mayor. This change directly affects how the D.C. National Guard is organized, deployed, and managed, placing the Mayor as the ultimate commander-in-chief. The bill makes no changes to the Guard's missions or funding, only to the chain of command. It aligns D.C. National Guard authority with the District's home rule framework.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Feb 2, 2023
Last action Feb 2, 2023
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Feb 2, 2023
House · Referred to committee
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability.
Feb 2, 2023
House · Introduced
Introduced in House
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Eleanor Holmes Norton
DDemocratic
Co
James P. McGovern
DDemocratic
Co
Jamie Raskin
DDemocratic
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