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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.
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.
Summary
This bill requires members of the Armed Forces performing active service in the District of Columbia in response to a presidential order relating to crime or civil disturbance to participate in a body-worn camera program. The program must be substantially similar to the Body-Worn Camera Program operated by the Metropolitan Police Department under D.C. law, and members must wear cameras while performing their service. The requirement becomes effective 30 days after the bill's enactment. The bill applies only to Armed Forces personnel deployed to D.C. in response to a presidential order addressing crime or civil disturbance, not to routine military activities or other deployments.
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Actions (3)
- Aug 26, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. · house
- Aug 26, 2025 Introduced in House
- Aug 26, 2025 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E789)
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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
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. <all>
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