The ANC Home Rule Caucus
The chairman of ANC 1B, Commissioner Miguel Trindade Deramo, also leads the ANC Home Rule Caucus, which coordinates advocacy across commissions in defense of DC home rule. The caucus presently counts approximately 75 members District-wide. This page serves as a resource hub for the members of the caucus and other commissioners wishing to participate in its efforts.
Home Rule Caucus response to Director Hunt, DC National Guard
Authored by Cmsr. Howard Garrett (2G01)
This letter responds to a September 8, 2025, offer from Marcus Hunt, Director of the DC National Guard, “request[ing] … help in identifying projects or initiatives … on neighborhood beautification efforts.” The Home Rule Caucus proposed a joint response by all Commissioners citywide recognizing the goodwill behind the offer; urging the Guard to remain focused on its mission of readiness to respond to security threats and disasters; and stating that the National Park Service should be properly funded so as to carry out the beautification efforts to which the Guard is not best suited.
The letter was transmitted to Director Hunt on September 18, 2025. Read the letter here.
Home Rule Caucus concurrent resolution: Condemning Federal Overreach in District of Columbia Policing and Demanding the Immediate Return of Local Funds
Authored by Cmsr. Jaspal Bhatia (1A01) and Cmsr. Jeremy Sherman (1A04)
This resolution condemns the federal overreach in directing MPD operations and deploying National Guard units for purposes unrelated to an actual emergency, and demands their immediate removal; urges Congress to reject any extension of federal control beyond 30 days and to pass legislation to strengthen DC self-governance; requests that Congress restore DC’s authority to spend $1 billion in local funds; supports legal challenges by the District government, advocacy organizations, and residents contesting that the Section 740 invocation has been lawfully met; and demands full transparency regarding mission, rules of engagement, officer identifiability, arrest criteria, geographic scope, and duration.
Model resolution available in .doc format here
Adopted by ANC 4D on August 21, 2025
Adopted by ANC 7B on August 21, 2025
Adopted by ANC 6B on August 26, 2025
Adopted by ANC 1E on August 27, 2025
Adopted by ANC 2A on August 27, 2025
Adopted by ANC 3C on August 28, 2025
Adopted by ANC 1D on September 2, 2025
Adopted by ANC 5B on September 2, 2025
Adopted by ANC 5F on September 2, 2025
Adopted by ANC 6E on September 2, 2025
Adopted by ANC 1A on September 3, 2025
Adopted by ANC 1C on September 3, 2025
Adopted by ANC 2B on September 3, 2025
Adopted by ANC 2F on September 3, 2025
Adopted by ANC 3D on September 3, 2025
Adopted by ANC 1B on September 4, 2025
Adopted by ANC 3B on September 4, 2025
Adopted by ANC 4C on September 4, 2025
Adopted by ANC 5A on September 4, 2025
Adopted by ANC 2D on September 8, 2025
Adopted by ANC 5E on September 8, 2025
Adopted by ANC 2C on September 9, 2025
Adopted by ANC 5D on September 9, 2025
Adopted by ANC 6D on September 9, 2025
Adopted by ANC 7D on September 9, 2025
Adopted by ANC 2G on September 11, 2025
Adopted by ANC 6A on September 11, 2025
Home Rule Caucus concurrent resolution: Regarding the Identifiability of Federal Agents and Officers Operating in the District of Columbia
Authored by Cmsr. Miguel Trindade Deramo (1B06)
This resolution requests that the Mayor, Deputy Mayor for Public Safety & Justice, DC’s federal representatives, and Council convey to federal counterparts the urgent need to develop clear policies on identifiability and use of face coverings by federal personnel conducting overt enforcement activities; urges the DC Attorney General to publicize information about federal agency policies on identifiability; recommends that the Council adopt legislation similar to Pennsylvania's proposed bill to restrict use of face coverings and anonymous uniforms by law enforcement officers, including federal personnel; and supports federal legislation to require immigration enforcement officers to display agency name and surname or badge number during overt enforcement activities.
Model resolution available in .doc format here
Adopted by ANC 5F on September 2, 2025
Adopted by ANC 6E on September 2, 2025
Adopted by ANC 2B on September 3, 2025
Adopted by ANC 1B on September 4, 2025
Adopted by ANC 5E on September 8, 2025
Adopted by ANC 5D on September 9, 2025
Adopted by ANC 7D on September 9, 2025
Adopted by ANC 6A on September 11, 2025
Home Rule Caucus joint op-ed
Authored by Cmsr. Brian Footer (1E07), Cmsr. Jeremy Sherman (1A04), and Cmsr. Angela Allison (1D06)
This op-ed, cosigned by nearly 100 commissioners across the District, advances arguments about how to achieve public safety in a more effective and cheaper way than the federal surge; advocates for the return of DC’s local taxpayer funds; and calls for a defense of democracy and local control.
Read the op-ed, published in The 51st on August 29, 2025, here