District of Columbia Prosecutor Home Rule Act

This bill would change who prosecutes crimes in Washington, D.C. Right now, the federal government and D.C. share this job - D.C. handles juvenile crimes and violations of city rules, while federal prosecutors handle all other crimes. Under this bill, a local D.C. prosecutor's office would handle all prosecutions instead of splitting the work with the federal government. Federal employees who move to work for the local prosecutor's office would keep their federal health insurance, retirement, and other benefits.

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