Congress must pass my bill giving the D.C. mayor control of the Guard.

underscores the need for Congress to pass her bill giving the D.C. mayor control of the Guard

Norton reiterated that Congress should pass her bill transferring control of the D.C. National Guard to the D.C. mayor.

Norton Says Creation of New D.C. National Guard Brigade Underscores Need for Congress to Pass Her Bill Giving the D.C. Mayor Control of the Guard
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The D.C. National Guard and Joint Task Force-District of Columbia carry that legacy forward every day, supporting interagency partners and public safety.

As of June 14, 2026, the official DC National Guard site still describes the Guard as carrying out public-safety support under its own command structure, not under mayoral control.

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DCNG Commanding General's Army 251st Birthday Message
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At the request of the Mayor of the District of Columbia and at the approval of the Secretary of the Army, the D.C. National Guard forms the Joint Task Force.

The current DCNG mission language still routes mayoral requests through federal approval, which is inconsistent with the claim that the mayor controls the Guard.

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Federal and State Missions
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The Council has no greater authority over the National Guard of the District of Columbia than was vested in the Commissioner before January 2, 1975.

Current D.C. code still does not grant local government greater authority over the D.C. National Guard, so the promise has not been legislatively delivered.

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§ 1–206.02. Limitations on the Council. | D.C. Law Library
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Sponsor: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (Introduced 02/01/2021). Latest Action: House - 02/01/2021 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform. This bill has the status Introduced.

Norton introduced the promised D.C. National Guard Home Rule Act, but Congress.gov shows it never advanced beyond introduction and committee referral in the 117th Congress.

never same_term A for effort

H.R.657 - District of Columbia National Guard Home Rule Act, 117th Congress
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To extend to the Mayor of the District of Columbia the same authority over the National Guard of the District of Columbia as the Governors of the several States exercise over the National Guard of those States with respect to administration of the National Guard.

The bill text matches the promise: it would transfer key D.C. National Guard authority from federal officials to the D.C. mayor, including replacing the President with the Mayor as commander-in-chief in D.C. law.

partial same_term A for effort

Text - H.R.657 - District of Columbia National Guard Home Rule Act
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The President of the United States shall be the Commander-in-Chief of the militia of the District of Columbia.

Current D.C. law still names the President, not the D.C. mayor, as commander-in-chief of the D.C. militia/National Guard, so the promised transfer of control has not occurred.

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§ 49–409. President to be Commander-in-Chief. | D.C. Law Library
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Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as vesting in the District government any greater authority over the National Guard of the District of Columbia... than was vested in the Commissioner prior to January 2, 1975.

The Home Rule Act limitation remains in the D.C. Code and continues to withhold broader local authority over the D.C. National Guard.

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§ 1–206.02. Limitations on the Council. | D.C. Law Library
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The Secretary of Defense... is authorized and directed to supervise, administer and control the Army National Guard and the Air National Guard of the District of Columbia... Through the Commanding General, the Secretary of Defense shall command the military operations.

The operative executive order places supervision, administration, control, and command of the D.C. National Guard with federal officials, not the mayor.

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Executive Order 11485--Supervision and control of the National Guard of the District of Columbia
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At the request of the Mayor of the District of Columbia and at the approval of the Secretary of the Army, the D.C. National Guard forms the Joint Task Force to support both federal and local law enforcement, emergency response and emergency management agencies.

The D.C. National Guard’s official mission page still describes mayoral involvement as a request subject to Secretary of the Army approval, not mayoral control.

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Federal and State Missions
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