HR 811 United States House · 118th Congress

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.
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Feb 2023
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Introduced Feb 2, 2023 Last action Feb 2, 2023
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Feb 2, 2023
House · Referred to committee
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Feb 2, 2023
House · Introduced
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