D. C. Criminal Reforms to Immediately Make Everyone Safe Act of 2025
Also known as DC CRIMES Act
Where it stands
- Introduced8/8/25
- Passed HousePassed 9/16/25
- Senate
- President
- Law
Passed the House 240–179 on September 16, 2025 (Roll Call 270 →). Received in the Senate on September 17, 2025. No Senate action since.
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Roll calls on this bill
- Democratic31 Yea · 178 Nay · 4 Not voting
- Republican209 Yea · 1 Nay · 9 Not voting
- Independent / Other0 Yea · 0 Nay · 0 Not voting
DC Criminal Reforms to Immediately Make Everyone Safe Act or the DC CRIMES Act
This bill limits the authority of the District of Columbia (DC) government over its criminal sentencing laws.
The bill eliminates the DC government’s authority to enact any act, resolution, or rule to change any criminal liability sentence in effect on the date of the bill's enactment.
The bill also (1) reduces the maximum age of a youth offender from 24 years to 18 years, and (2) repeals a provision that allows a DC criminal court to issue a sentence to a youth offender that is less than the mandatory minimum term otherwise required by law. A DC criminal court currently has the discretion to reduce or modify certain criminal sentences for a youth offender under specified circumstances. For example, a DC court may sentence a youth offender to probation in lieu of confinement. (However, this discretion does not apply to several specified violent crimes.)
Additionally, the bill directs the Office of the Attorney General for DC to publish, and update monthly, certain youth offender crime data on a publicly accessible website.
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8/8/25
What happens next
The Senate must pass the same text, then it goes to the President.
If it isn't enacted by Jan 3, 2027, it expires when the 119th Congress ends.
All actions (15)
- 8/8/25Introduced in House
- 8/8/25Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
- 9/10/25Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- 9/10/25Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 26 - 19.
- 9/15/25Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 707 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 4922, H.R. 5143, H.R. 5140, H.R. 5125, H.R. 1047, H.R. 3015 and H.R. 3062. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 4922, H.R. 5143, H.R. 5140, H.R. 5125, H.R. 1047, H.R. 3015, and H.R. 3062 under a closed rule, and provides for a motion to recommit on each measure.
- 9/16/25Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 707. (consideration: CR H4333)
- 9/16/25Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 4922, H.R. 5143, H.R. 5140, H.R. 5125, H.R. 1047, H.R. 3015 and H.R. 3062. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 4922, H.R. 5143, H.R. 5140, H.R. 5125, H.R. 1047, H.R. 3015, and H.R. 3062 under a closed rule, and provides for a motion to recommit on each measure.
- 9/16/25DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 4922.
- 9/16/25The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
- 9/16/25POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate of H.R. 4922, the Chair put the question on passage of the bill and by voice vote announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Garcia (CA) demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
- 9/16/25Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4345)
- 9/16/25Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 240 - 179 (Roll no. 270). (text: CR H4333)
- 9/16/25On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 240 - 179 (Roll no. 270). (text: CR H4333)
- 9/16/25Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- 9/17/25Received in the Senate.