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H.R. 1089
U.S. House•In House Committee
Summary
H.R. 1089, the BOWSER Act, was introduced in the House on Feb 6, 2025 by Rep. Andrew Ogles (R) with 10 co-sponsors. It was referred to Oversight And Government Reform, and last saw action on Feb 6, 2025: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Record
Text
H.R. 1089 has 10 co-sponsors.
hb1089/introduced-in-house.txt93 HR 1089 IH: Bringing Oversight to Washington and Safety to Every Resident ActU.S. House of Representatives2025-02-06text/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1089 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 6, 2025 Mr. Ogles (for himself, Mrs. Luna , Mr. Roy , and Ms. Tenney ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform , and in addition to the Committee on Rules , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILLTo repeal the District of Columbia Home Rule Act.1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the Bringing Oversight to Washington and Safety to Every Resident Act or the BOWSER Act .2.Repeal of District of Columbia Home Rule ActEffective on the date that is 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the District of Columbia Home Rule Act ( Public Law 93–198 ; 87 Stat. 774) is repealed.
Tracker
The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.
- Introduced2025-02-06
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- Conference
- To President
- Became Law
To repeal the District of Columbia Home Rule Act.
Sponsors
Rep. Andrew Ogles (R) sponsors H.R. 1089, and 10 members have co-sponsored it, 3 of them from the day it was introduced.

Rep. · R–TN-5 · Sponsor
Introduced Feb 6, 2025

Rep. · R–FL-13 · Co-sponsor
Joined Feb 6, 2025 · Original

Rep. · R–TX-21 · Co-sponsor
Joined Feb 6, 2025 · Original

Rep. · R–NY-24 · Co-sponsor
Joined Feb 6, 2025 · Original

Rep. · R–FL-19 · Co-sponsor
Joined Feb 11, 2025

Rep. · R–CO-4 · Co-sponsor
Joined Feb 13, 2025

Rep. · R–SC-2 · Co-sponsor
Joined Feb 13, 2025

Rep. · R–GA-10 · Co-sponsor
Joined Sep 3, 2025

Rep. · R–TX-26 · Co-sponsor
Joined Sep 3, 2025

Rep. · R–NC-8 · Co-sponsor
Joined Sep 3, 2025
Committees
H.R. 1089 went before 2 committees: Rules and Oversight and Government Reform.
Actions
H.R. 1089 has taken 2 actions since Feb 6, 2025.
| Chamber | Action | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Feb 6, 2025 | House | Introduced in House | ||
Feb 6, 2025 | House | Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.Oversight and Government Reform Committee |
Votes
H.R. 1089 has not gone to a roll call.
Related bills
1 bill is related to H.R. 1089, as Identical bill.
Titles
H.R. 1089 goes by 4 titles, 2 of them short titles.
- BOWSER Act — Display Title
- BOWSER Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Bringing Oversight to Washington and Safety to Every Resident Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
- To repeal the District of Columbia Home Rule Act. — Official Title as Introduced
Lobbying
1 client hired 1 firm and 1 registered lobbyist who named H.R. 1089 in 2 quarterly filings, 2025. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.
Filed under Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice.
Clients
Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.
| Client | Business | State | Firms | Filings | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE SENTENCING PROJECT | — | District of Columbia | 1 | 2 | — |
Firms
Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.
| Registrant | Clients | Filings | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE SENTENCING PROJECT | 1 | 2 | — |
Lobbyists
Named on the filings that cite the bill.
| Lobbyist | Firms | Clients | Filings |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELIZABETH KOMAR | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Filings
The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.
| Client | Registrant | Period | Reported | Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE SENTENCING PROJECT | THE SENTENCING PROJECT | 2025 fourth_quarter | $52.2K | 4th Quarter - Report |
| THE SENTENCING PROJECT | THE SENTENCING PROJECT | 2025 third_quarter | $33.9K | 3rd Quarter - Report |
Classification
The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 1089 under Government Operations and Politics, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 3 legislative subjects.
CRS Subjects
CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 1089’s is Government Operations and Politics.
hr1089/policy-areas.txtLegislative Subjects
H.R. 1089 carries 3 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from District of Columbia to State and local government operations.
hr1089/subjects.txtSource: congress.gov · legiscan.com
