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[H.R. 5179 Reported in House (RH)]

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                                                 Union Calendar No. 270
119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 5179

                          [Report No. 119-316]

  To amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to provide for the 
appointment of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia by the 
                   President, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 8, 2025

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

                           September 30, 2025

              Additional sponsor: Mr. Higgins of Louisiana

                           September 30, 2025

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]
    [For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on 
                           September 8, 2025]


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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to provide for the 
appointment of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia by the 
                   President, and for other purposes.


 


    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 Attorney 
General Appointment Reform Act of 2025''.

SEC. 2. APPOINTMENT OF ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA BY 
              PRESIDENT.

    (a) Appointment.--Part C-i of title IV of the District of Columbia 
Home Rule Act (sec. 1-204.35, D.C. Official Code) is amended to read as 
follows:

                      ``PART C-i--ATTORNEY GENERAL

``SEC. 435. ATTORNEY GENERAL FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

    ``(a) Appointment.--The Attorney General for the District of 
Columbia shall be appointed by the President.
    ``(b) Service.--The Attorney General for the District of Columbia 
shall serve at the pleasure of the President, and the appointment of 
the Attorney General for the District of Columbia does not require the 
advice and consent of the Senate.
    ``(c) Term.--The term of office of the Attorney General for the 
District of Columbia shall coincide with the term of office of the 
President.
    ``(d) Rule of Construction Regarding Treatment of Employees.--
Nothing in this section shall be construed to treat an employee of the 
Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia who is 
appointed by the Attorney General for the District of Columbia as a 
Federal employee for any purpose except as may be specified in law.''.
    (b) Termination of Service of Current Attorney General.--The term 
of service of the individual serving as the Attorney General for the 
District of Columbia on the day before the date of the enactment of 
this Act shall terminate on the date of the enactment of this Act.
                                                 Union Calendar No. 270

119th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                               H. R. 5179

                          [Report No. 119-316]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

  To amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to provide for the 
appointment of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia by the 
                   President, and for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

                           September 30, 2025

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed