True or false: Under the District of Columbia Home Rule Act of 1973, the President has authority to unilaterally assume control of the D.C. Metropolitan Police without legislation from Congress.

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Under the District of Columbia Home Rule Act (87 Stat. 774, § 201(a)), Congress granted the Mayor and D.C. Council authority over local affairs, including appointment and oversight of the D.C. Metropolitan Police Chief and department structure. The Act retains Congress’s “exclusive Legislation” power under Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution and makes no provision for presidential takeover of local policing absent new legislation from Congress (District of Columbia Home Rule Act (1973)). Brookings Institution analysis and CRS Report R43548 confirm that the President has no independent authority to assume control of the Metropolitan Police without Congressional action.

True or false: Under the District of Columbia Home Rule Act of 1973, the President has authority to unilaterally assume control of the D.C. Metropolitan Police without legislation from Congress.

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