[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5051 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 5051

To require members of the Armed Forces performing active service in the 
  District of Columbia in response to an order of the President which 
 relates to crime or civil disturbance in the District of Columbia to 
participate in a program substantially similar to the Body-Worn Camera 
   Program of the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of 
                               Columbia.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            August 26, 2025

  Ms. Norton introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
To require members of the Armed Forces performing active service in the 
  District of Columbia in response to an order of the President which 
 relates to crime or civil disturbance in the District of Columbia to 
participate in a program substantially similar to the Body-Worn Camera 
   Program of the Metropolitan Police Department of 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. REQUIRING MEMBERS OF ARMED FORCES PERFORMING ACTIVE SERVICE 
              IN RESPONSE TO PRESIDENTIAL ORDER ON CRIME OR CIVIL 
              DISTURBANCE IN DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA TO PARTICIPATE IN 
              PROGRAM SIMILAR TO METROPOLITAN POLICE DEPARTMENT BODY-
              WORN CAMERA PROGRAM.

    (a) Requirement.--Each member of the Armed Forces performing active 
service in the District of Columbia in response to an order of the 
President which relates to crime or civil disturbance in the District 
of Columbia shall participate in a program which is substantially 
similar to the Body-Worn Camera Program of the Metropolitan Police 
Department under the Body-Worn Camera Regulation and Reporting 
Requirements Act of 2015 (sec. 5-116.31 et seq., D.C. Official Code), 
under which the member wears a camera while performing such service.
    (b) Effective Date.--Subsection (a) shall take effect 30 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act.
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