Washington, D.C. — On April 19, 2023 , Rep. Barry Moore (AL-02) voted in support of a joint resolution of disapproval to strike down the D.C. City Council’s Comprehensive Policing and Justice Reform Emergency Amendment Act of 2022. This permanent legislation was introduced in the wake of anti-police protests in the summer of 2020. The legislation gets rid of the timely discipline requirement for police officers, reduces less-lethal options for law enforcement during a riot and creates an officer disciplinary information database that is immediately available to the public.
The D.C. Metropolitan Police Department has seen a mass exodus of officers since the bill was passed, which leaves them with a historic deficit of officers available to protect the public. More than 1,100 officers have left the department, and carjackings and homicides are on the rise.
“We have already seen the effects of this dangerous anti-police legislation in Washington, D.C. as over a thousand officers have left the Metropolitan Police Department and violent crime rates are rising,” said Moore. “Congress should be doing everything we can to block these alarming policies and protect D.C. residents, members, and our families, who often travel to the city with us.”
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