The record

LegislationLegislation· Sep 2025
HR 4922 Passed House — in Senate

Sponsored by Byron Donalds (R)

D. C. Criminal Reforms to Immediately Make Everyone Safe Act of 2025

Limits DC's ability to reduce criminal sentences and lowers the youth offender age cap to 18.

Tradeoff

Removes DC judges' discretion to impose sentences below mandatory minimums for young offenders aged 18-24. Requires the DC Attorney General to publish monthly crime statistics for juveniles on a public website.

What's in it

See official bill text

No federal cost.

This is a D.C. criminal code change with no federal or tax impact, so the federal government bears no direct cost, though D.C.'s courts and corrections system will experience administrative and operational changes from the new sentencing rules and reporting requirements.

H.R. 4922, DC CRIMES Act of 2025 · Sep 2025

The House passed this bill 240-179 on September 16, 2025. It is now in the Senate.

  1. House

    Introduced

    (Aug 8, 2025)

  2. House

    Committee on Oversight and Government Reform(Aug 8, 2025)

  3. House

    The committee voted to send it to the floor

    Reported 26 - 19(Sep 10, 2025)

  4. House

    Passage of the bill

    DC CRIMES Act

    Passed(Roll #270 · Sep 16, 2025)

    240 yeanay 179

  5. Senate

    Received from the House

    Received(Sep 17, 2025)

Passage votes so far· Sep 16, 2025· 119th Congress · 2025–2027