H.R. 5698 — District of Columbia Clemency Home Rule Act

This section establishes that the authority to grant clemency—defined as a pardon, reprieve, commutation of sentence, or remission of fine or other financial penalty—for crimes under District of Columbia laws shall be exercised by such person or persons, and under such terms and conditions, as provided by law enacted by the District of Columbia. The section clarifies that it does not affect any prior clemency authority exercised by the President or Mayor of the District of Columbia and applies to crimes committed before, on, or after enactment.