[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4815 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4815

To require the commanding general of the District of Columbia National 
              Guard to reside in the District of Columbia.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 29, 2025

  Ms. Norton introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
              Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

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                                 A BILL


 
To require the commanding general of the District of Columbia National 
              Guard to reside in the District of Columbia.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``District of Columbia National Guard 
Commanding General Residency Act''.

SEC. 2. REQUIRING COMMANDING GENERAL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 
              NATIONAL GUARD RESIDE IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

    (a) Requirement.--Section 7 of the Act entitled ``An Act to provide 
for the organization of the militia of the District of Columbia, and 
for other purposes'', approved March 1, 1889 (sec. 49-301, D.C. 
Official Code), is amended by adding at the end the following new 
subsection:
    ``(d) The Commanding General of the District of Columbia National 
Guard shall reside in the District of Columbia.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
take effect on the day that is one year after the date of the enactment 
of this Act.
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