CONGRESS FOR VOTERS

Ted Cruz (R-TX)

CLEAN DC Act

S. 2687 · Senate bill Crime and Law Enforcement

A Republican bill with 11 Republican cosponsors · See all 11 cosponsors

Last activity — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

In committee

Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.

The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. In Committee

What this bill would do

This bill is known as the CLEAN DC Act. It was introduced in the Senate on September 2, 2025. The main purpose of the bill is to repeal a specific law enacted by the District of Columbia Council. That law is the Comprehensive Policing and Justice Reform Amendment Act of 2022. By repealing it, any previous laws that were changed or removed by that 2022 Act will be brought back to life just as they were before.

Yes

  • Scored +8

    Does this give the federal government more power?

    The legislation uses federal congressional authority to overturn a local District of Columbia law.

The opposite· 3 of 4

  • Scored -7

    Does this change how police departments operate?

    The bill repeals the Comprehensive Policing and Justice Reform Amendment Act of 2022, rolling back local police accountability measures.

  • Scored -5

    Does this narrow racial gaps in how people are treated?

    Repeals D.C. police accountability reforms which civil rights advocates argue negatively impacts racial equity.

  • Scored -5

    Would Black Americans be better off under this?

    Because the bill repeals police reform measures aimed at accountability, minority communities in DC may experience negative impacts on civil rights protections.