Lets the President appoint the District of Columbia Attorney General without Senate confirmation, with that official serving at the President's pleasure and ending the current attorney general's service on enactment.

Official title: District of Columbia Attorney General Appointment Reform Act of 2025

Next stop House floor: awaiting a vote

Timeline each lane is a chamber; dates pull from congress.gov actions

House

Introduced 08-SEP-2025

Referred 08-SEP-2025

Approved by committee 10-SEP-2025

Reported 30-SEP-2025

On the calendar 30-SEP-2025

Key points

Requires the President to appoint the D.C. Attorney General, who serves at the President's pleasure without Senate confirmation
Sets the attorney general's term to coincide with the President's term
Ends the current D.C. Attorney General's service on the date of enactment
States that attorney general appointees are not treated as federal employees except as specified in law

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Official CRS summary

Covers an older version. The newest CRS summary describes the bill as of "Introduced in House" (08-SEP-2025); the text has changed since (Reported in House, 30-SEP-2025).

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Committee referrals (1)

Oversight and Government Reform Committee (House)

Policy area

Law

Sponsor Pat Fallon (R-TX) Cosponsors · 1

■ 1 R

1 Republican

Clay Higgins

congress.gov page Reported in House (30-SEP-2025) Introduced in House (08-SEP-2025)