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H.R. 7196

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 7196, to amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to prohibit the Council of the District of Columbia from enacting any law to permit euthanasia and assisted suicide in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes, was introduced in the House on Jan 22, 2026 by Rep. Tom Barrett (R) with 1 co-sponsor. It was referred to Oversight And Government Reform, and last saw action on Jan 22, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Record

Text

H.R. 7196 has 1 co-sponsor.

hb7196/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 7196 IH: To amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to prohibit the Council of the District of Columbia from enacting any law to permit euthanasia and assisted suicide in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes.
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2026-01-22
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 Pursuant 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  2d Session  H. R. 7196  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   January 22, 2026   Mr. Barrett  (for himself and  Mr. Crawford ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform    A BILL
To amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to prohibit the Council of the District of Columbia from enacting any law to permit euthanasia and assisted suicide in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes.
1.
Prohibiting District of Columbia from enacting law to permit euthanasia and assisted suicide
(a)
Prohibition
Section 602(a) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act (sec. 1–206.02(a), D.C. Official Code) is amended—
(1)
by striking  or  at the end of paragraph (9);
(2)
by striking the period at the end of paragraph (10) and inserting  ; or ; and
(3)
by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
(11)
enact any act, resolution, rule, regulation, guidance, or other law to permit any person to carry out any activity, or to reduce the penalties imposed with respect to any activity, to which subsection (a) of section 3 of the Assisted Suicide Funding Restriction Act of 1997 ( 42 U.S.C. 14402 ) applies (taking into consideration subsection (b) of such section)
  .
(b)
Repeal of existing law
The Death With Dignity Act of 2016 (sec. 7–661.01 et seq., D.C. Official Code) is repealed.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2026-01-22
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

To amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to prohibit the Council of the District of Columbia from enacting any law to permit euthanasia and assisted suicide in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Rep. Tom Barrett (R) sponsors H.R. 7196, and 1 member has co-sponsored it from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 7196 went before 1 committee: Oversight and Government Reform.

Oversight and Government Reform
Oversight and Government Reform
Referred To · Jan 22, 2026 · 696 Bills

Actions

H.R. 7196 has taken 2 actions since Jan 22, 2026.

ChamberAction
Jan 22, 2026
House
Introduced in House
Jan 22, 2026
House
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.Oversight and Government Reform Committee

Votes

H.R. 7196 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 7196 goes by 2 titles.

  • To amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to prohibit the Council of the District of Columbia from enacting any law to permit euthanasia and assisted suicide in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced
  • To amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to prohibit the Council of the District of Columbia from enacting any law to permit euthanasia and assisted suicide in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes. — Display Title

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 7196 under Health, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 7196’s is Health.

hr7196/policy-areas.txt
HealthAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

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