Statement of Administration Policy: H.R. 5214 - District of Columbia Cash Bail Act of 2025 & H.R. 5107 - CLEAN DC Act of 2025

STATEMENT OF ADMINISTRATION POLICY

H.R. 5214-District of Columbia Cash Bail Act of 2025
(House Rules)
(Rep. Stefanik, R-NY, and three cosponsors)

H.R. 5107-CLEAN DC Act of 2025
(House Rules)
(Rep. Clyde, R-GA, and 29 cosponsors)

The Administration strongly supports passage of H.R. 5214, the District of Columbia Cash Bail Reform Act of 2025 and H.R. 5107, the Common-Sense Law Enforcement and Accountability Now in DC (CLEAN DC) Act of 2025.

H.R. 5214 would amend the Code of the District of Columbia (D.C. Code) to require mandatory pretrial detention for defendants charged with certain enumerated public safety and order crimes. The movement to end cash bail and release dangerous criminals so they can commit more crimes is one of the primary reasons large cities have experienced so many repeat offenders and preventable tragedies. Washington, D.C. is a prime example and this bill will make the streets of our Federal city safer.

H.R. 5107 would amend D.C. Code, specifically certain provisions of the Comprehensive Policing and Justice Reform Amendment Act of 2022, to reverse unnecessary and detrimental restrictions placed on officers of the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department (MPD). For example, those restrictions include removing all officers and police union representatives from the Police Complaints Board, requiring juries to consider whether an officer consulted with mental health, behavioral health, or social workers before using deadly force, and imposing approval hurdles for the use of riot gear and less-lethal projectiles. Police officers are the backbone of any system of law enforcement, and treating them with suspicion and placing limits on their ability to take potentially life-saving action erodes trust, retention, and, ultimately, public safety. Removing these restrictions would help restore the effectiveness of the MPD and maintain law and order in Washington, D.C.

Together, these bills would hold criminals accountable and empower law enforcement officers. Their reforms would help make America's Federal city more safe, free, and beautiful and critically advance the President's broader law and order agenda.

If H.R. 5214 and H.R. 5107 were presented to the President in their current form, his advisors would recommend that he sign them into law.