H.R. 5179

119th Congress

Reported

District of Columbia Attorney General Appointment Reform Act of 2025

Sponsored byRepublican:Rep. Fallon, Pat [R-TX-4]TX· Introduced 8 September 2025
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Cosponsors

8

Actions

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Amendments

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Committees

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Latest action

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 270.

30 September 2025·9 months ago

Summary

Introduced in House · Updated 19 September 2025

District of Columbia Attorney General Appointment Reform Act

This bill vests the President with the authority to appoint the Attorney General for the District of Columbia (DC) for a term that coincides with the term of office of the President. The bill provides that the appointment is not subject to confirmation in the Senate.

Under current DC law, the Attorney General is elected by DC voters for a four-year term that coincides with the term of office of the DC Mayor.

The bill additionally provides that the term of the current Attorney General ends on the date of the bill's enactment.

Timeline

8 actions

  1. Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 270.

    30 September 2025 · Calendars

  2. Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. H. Rept. 119-316.

    30 September 2025 · Committee

  3. Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. H. Rept. 119-316.

    30 September 2025 · Committee

  4. Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 25 - 20.

    10 September 2025 · Committee

  5. Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

    10 September 2025 · Committee

  6. Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

    8 September 2025 · IntroReferral

  7. Introduced in House

    8 September 2025 · IntroReferral

  8. Introduced in House

    8 September 2025 · IntroReferral

Sponsorship

1 cosponsors

Sponsor

Republican:Rep. Fallon, Pat [R-TX-4]TX

Cosponsors

  • Republican1100%

Classification

Policy area

Law

Legislative subjects

District of ColumbiaLawyers and legal servicesPresidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents

Committees

1

  • Oversight and Government Reform Committee

    House · Standing

    • Referred To8 Sept 2025
    • Markup By10 Sept 2025
    • Reported By30 Sept 2025

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