,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #acgh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,february #bf1       
#bjai,ms4 ,norton introduced the        
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,oversight and ,reform
  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide that the       
authority to grant clemency for offenses
 against the ,district of ,columbia     
shall be exercised in accordance with   
law enacted by the ,district of         
,columbia4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act 
may be cited as the ,district of        
,columbia ,clemency ,home ,rule ,act4   
#b4 ,authority to grant clemency in     
accordance with ,district of ,columbia  
law for offenses against ,district of   
,columbia  7a7 ,authority described ,the
 authority to grant clemency for        
offenses against the ,district of       
,columbia shall be exercised by such    
person or persons1 and under such terms 
and conditions1 as may be provided under
 law enacted by the ,district of        
,columbia4  7b7 ,rule of ,construction  

,nothing in this ,act may be construed  
to affect any authority exercised by the
 ,president or the ,mayor of the        
,district of ,columbia prior to the     
effective date of any law enacted by the
 ,district of ,columbia pursuant to this
 ,act with respect to the authority to  
grant clemency for offenses against the 
,district of ,columbia4  7c7 ,clemency  
,defined ,in this ,act1 the term        
clemency means a pardon1 reprieve1 or   
commutation of sentence1 or a remission 
of a fine or other financial penalty4