HJRES193Referred to Committee

Disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the Body-Worn Camera Transparency for Use of Force Temporary Amendment Act of 2026.

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Passed One Chamber
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Passed Both
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2026-06-03
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Paul A. Gosar
Paul A. Gosar
Republican · AZ · Representative
Votes with party: 89.3% (540 recorded votes)

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Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

2026-06-03

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Congress would reject a new Washington D.C. law that requires police to release body camera footage when officers use force, preventing the transparency rule from taking effect. The measure affects D.C. residents and police accountability advocates who support public access to videos of police incidents, as well as the D.C. Police Department. If approved, this would block the D.C. Council's decision to make body camera videos more accessible to the public in use-of-force cases.

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.J. Res. 193 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. J. RES. 193 Disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the Body-Worn Camera Transparency for Use of Force Temporary Amendment Act of 2026. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 3, 2026 Mr. Gosar (for himself and Mr. Sessions) submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform _______________________________________________________________________ JOINT RESOLUTION Disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the Body-Worn Camera Transparency for Use of Force Temporary Amendment Act of 2026. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Congress disapproves of the action of the District of Columbia Council described as follows: The Body-Worn Camera Transparency for Use of Force Temporary Amendment Act of 2026 (D.C. Act 26-305), enacted by the Council of the District of Columbia on April 22, 2026, and transmitted to Congress pursuant to section 602(c)(1) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act on April 29, 2026. <all>
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