,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #efih  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,october #f1         
#bjbe,ms4 ,norton introduced the        
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,oversight and        
,government ,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 for crimes under laws of 
the ,district of ,columbia  7a7         
,authority described ,the authority to  
grant clemency for crimes under the laws
 of 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-- 7#a7 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 crimes under the laws of   
the ,district of ,columbia2 or  7#b7 to 
limit the authority described in        
subsection 7a7 from being exercised with
 respect to crimes committed before1 on1
 or after the date of the enactment of  
this ,act4  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