The record

LegislationLegislation· Sep 2025
HR 5140 Passed House — in Senate

Sponsored by Brandon Gill (R)

To lower the age at which a minor may be tried as an adult for certain criminal offenses in the District of Columbia to 14 years of age.

Lowers the age to try minors as adults in DC from 16 to 14 for certain crimes.

Tradeoff

Allows 14-year-olds charged with murder, sexual abuse, armed robbery, or burglary to be tried in adult criminal court instead of juvenile court in the District of Columbia.

What's in it

See official bill text

No cost to the federal government.

This bill changes D.C. criminal law with no direct federal or tax effect, so the federal government's administrative cost is zero; the policy's real expense and impact fall on the District of Columbia's local courts and corrections system.

H.R. 5140, a bill to lower the age at which a minor may be tried as an adult for certain criminal offenses in the District of Columbia to 14 years of age · Sep 2025

The House passed this 225-203 on September 16, 2025 — now sitting in the Senate.

  1. House

    Introduced

    (Sep 4, 2025)

  2. House

    Committee on Oversight and Government Reform(Sep 4, 2025)

  3. House

    The committee voted to send it to the floor

    Reported 26 - 19(Sep 10, 2025)

  4. House

    Passage of the bill

    Passed(Roll #271 · Sep 16, 2025)

    225 yeanay 203

  5. Senate

    Received from the House

    Received(Sep 17, 2025)

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