119-HR-5107 DC Insider Procedural Viability Check

Bill snapshot and status

• Measure: H.R. 5107 (CLEAN DC Act) repeals D.C.’s 2022 policing reform law (D.C. Law 24‑345). [1]Congress.gov — H.R.5107 — 119th Congress: CLEAN DC Act (Text)[2]D.C. Law Library — D.C. Law 24-345: Comprehensive Policing and Justice Reform A…
• House status: Introduced 9/3/2025; Oversight markup 9/10 ordered reported (26–19). Report filing is pending on Congress.gov. [3]Congress.gov — H.R.5107 — 119th Congress: CLEAN DC Act (All Info)
• Senate companion: S.2687 (Cruz et al.)—referred to Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs (HSGAC). [4]Congress.gov/GPO — S.2687 — 119th Congress: CLEAN DC Act (Senate companion)

Institutional landscape (power and procedure)

• Control: Republicans hold both House and Senate; Mike Johnson reelected Speaker; John Thune serving as Senate Majority Leader and has pledged to keep the filibuster. That sets a 60‑vote Senate hurdle for stand‑alone passage. [5]Reuters — Trump’s Republicans reelect Mike Johnson US House Speaker despite dis…[6]U.S. News/AP — 119th Congress begins; Johnson reelected; John Thune is Senate M…
• Gatekeepers: In the House, Oversight (Comer) is friendly; in the Senate, HSGAC is chaired by Rand Paul, and its D.C. subcommittee is chaired by Josh Hawley—both aligned to move a repeal. [7]Senate HSGAC — HSGAC: Paul (Chair) and subcommittee chairs for the 119th Congre…
• Calendar/vehicles: The federal government entered a shutdown on October 1, 2025, so funding vehicles (CR/omnibus) will dominate near‑term floor time; the House CR text also includes the standard authorization for D.C. to spend local funds—an adjacent hook for D.C.-related riders. [8]Washington Post — Welcome to the shutdown (Oct. 1, 2025)[9]Congress.gov — H.R.5371 — Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2026 (H…

Precedent and coalition signals

• In 2023, Congress overturned D.C.’s criminal code rewrite with a bipartisan 81–14 Senate vote; Biden signed it—showing cross‑party appetite to intervene in D.C. on crime. [10]CBS News — Senate votes to block D.C. crime bill, nullifying district law for f…[11]AP News — Biden signs measure nullifying DC criminal code revisions
• But when Congress tried to nullify D.C.’s policing reform package in 2023, Biden vetoed the disapproval; an override failed—illustrating that policing‑specific rollbacks draw more Democratic resistance than the criminal code vote did. [12]White House — President Biden vetoes H.J.Res. 42 (D.C. policing reforms disappr…
• More recently (June 10, 2025), the House passed repeal bills targeting D.C. police discipline and noncitizen voting with notable Democratic crossover—suggesting some bipartisan House appetite persists, though the Senate remains the key choke point. [13]Washington Post — House votes to repeal D.C. laws on noncitizen voting, police…

Procedural Viability Check (by factor)

Composite viability score: 3/5 (plausible as a rider; weak as a stand‑alone).

Whip count and leverage

• House: Majority can pass it on party‑line with some Dem crossover likely, as recent D.C. votes showed. [13]Washington Post — House votes to repeal D.C. laws on noncitizen voting, police…
• Senate: Needs roughly 7+ Democratic/independent votes under cloture. The 2023 criminal‑code vote suggests such numbers are attainable in the abstract, but policing‑specific rollbacks are a tougher sell; expect narrower crossover. [10]CBS News — Senate votes to block D.C. crime bill, nullifying district law for f…[12]White House — President Biden vetoes H.J.Res. 42 (D.C. policing reforms disappr…
• Executive: With a Republican White House, signature risk is minimal once a bill reaches the President’s desk.

Likely paths and timing

1. Rider on FY26 FSGG or a bipartisan shutdown‑ending package. Most plausible route; bargaining chip for GOP leaders in exchange for Dem health/benefit asks. Timing: October–November. [8]Washington Post — Welcome to the shutdown (Oct. 1, 2025)
2. Senate stand‑alone through HSGAC → floor. Possible if leadership wants a contrast vote, but clearing 60 without a larger deal is uphill. [7]Senate HSGAC — HSGAC: Paul (Chair) and subcommittee chairs for the 119th Congre…
3. Conference trade in a mini‑bus. If House passes a version and the Senate resists, the policy could surface in conference or final managers’ package.

Targeted D.C. law (for context)

D.C. Law 24‑345 tightened use‑of‑force rules, expanded access to body‑cam footage, limited bargaining over discipline, and strengthened oversight. Prior attempts to nullify this package through a 2023 disapproval drew a presidential veto; the law took effect April 21, 2023. [2]D.C. Law Library — D.C. Law 24-345: Comprehensive Policing and Justice Reform A…[12]White House — President Biden vetoes H.J.Res. 42 (D.C. policing reforms disappr…

Bottom line

• Best path: Attach to must‑pass funding. As a stand‑alone, the 60‑vote wall is the problem; as a rider, it’s a negotiable GOP priority that could clear in a shutdown‑ending deal. [8]Washington Post — Welcome to the shutdown (Oct. 1, 2025)
• House passage: Likely. Senate passage: feasible only inside a broader bargain. Presidential signature: near‑certain under current White House.