No Convicts Running the Capital Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 7068 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7068 To prohibit the District of Columbia government from appointing individuals convicted of crimes of violence or dangerous crimes as employees of the government or from entering into contracts with vendors who employ individuals convicted of crimes of violence or dangerous crimes, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 14, 2026 Ms. Mace (for herself and Mr. Burchett) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To prohibit the District of Columbia government from appointing individuals convicted of crimes of violence or dangerous crimes as employees of the government or from entering into contracts with vendors who employ individuals convicted of crimes of violence or dangerous crimes, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``No Convicts Running the Capital Act''. SEC. 2. PROHIBITING EMPLOYMENT WITH DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA GOVERNMENT OF INDIVIDUALS CONVICTED OF VIOLENT CRIMES. (a) Prohibition.--An employing authority of an office of the District of Columbia government may not appoint an individual to a position in the District of Columbia government unless the individual certifies that the individual has not been finally convicted of a crime of violence or a dangerous crime. (b) Effective Date; Termination of Current Employees.-- (1) In general.--Subsection (a) shall apply with respect to an individual appointed to a position in the District of Columbia government after the date of the enactment of this Act. (2) Termination.--Not later