H.R. 5051

Summary

H.R. 5051, to require members of the Armed Forces performing active service in the District of Columbia in response to an order of the President which relates to crime or civil disturbance in the District of Columbia to participate in a program substantially similar to the Body-Worn Camera Program of the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia, was introduced in the House on Aug 26, 2025 by Rep. Eleanor Norton (D) with 1 co-sponsor. It was referred to Armed Services, and last saw action on Aug 26, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Record

Text

H.R. 5051 has 1 co-sponsor.

119 HR 5051 IH: To require members of the Armed Forces performing active service in the District of Columbia in response to an order of the President which relates to crime or civil disturbance in the District of Columbia to participate in a program substantially similar to the Body-Worn Camera Program of the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia.
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-08-26
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 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 5051  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   August 26, 2025   Ms. Norton  introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Armed Services    A BILL
To require members of the Armed Forces performing active service in the District of Columbia in response to an order of the President which relates to crime or civil disturbance in the District of Columbia to participate in a program substantially similar to the Body-Worn Camera Program of the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia.
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Requiring members of Armed Forces performing active service in response to presidential order on crime or civil disturbance in District of Columbia to participate in program similar to Metropolitan Police Department Body-Worn Camera Program
(a)
Requirement
Each member of the Armed Forces performing active service in the District of Columbia in response to an order of the President which relates to crime or civil disturbance in the District of Columbia shall participate in a program which is substantially similar to the Body-Worn Camera Program of the Metropolitan Police Department under the Body-Worn Camera Regulation and Reporting Requirements Act of 2015 (sec. 5–116.31 et seq., D.C. Official Code), under which the member wears a camera while performing such service.
(b)
Effective date
Subsection (a) shall take effect 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.

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To require members of the Armed Forces performing active service in the District of Columbia in response to an order of the President which relates to crime or civil disturbance in the District of Columbia to participate in a program substantially similar to the Body-Worn Camera Program of the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia.

Sponsors

Rep. Eleanor Norton (D) sponsors H.R. 5051, and 1 member has co-sponsored it.

Eleanor Norton

Rep. · D–DC · Sponsor

Introduced Aug 26, 2025

Shri Thanedar

Rep. · D–MI-13 · Co-sponsor

Joined Aug 29, 2025

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Committees

H.R. 5051 went before 1 committee: Armed Services.

Armed Services

Armed Services

Referred To · Aug 26, 2025 · 581 Bills

Actions

H.R. 5051 has taken 3 actions since Aug 26, 2025.

Votes

H.R. 5051 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 5051 goes by 2 titles.

• To require members of the Armed Forces performing active service in the District of Columbia in response to an order of the President which relates to crime or civil disturbance in the District of Columbia to participate in a program substantially similar to the Body-Worn Camera Program of the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia. — Official Title as Introduced
• To require members of the Armed Forces performing active service in the District of Columbia in response to an order of the President which relates to crime or civil disturbance in the District of Columbia to participate in a program substantially similar to the Body-Worn Camera Program of the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia. — Display Title

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 5051 under Armed Forces and National Security, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 5051’s is Armed Forces and National Security.

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