Crime and Law Enforcement Bills in Congress

63 Crime and Law Enforcement bills on file from the 118th–119th Congress; 56 reached a recorded roll call vote and 14 became law.

Recent votes

56 bills in Crime and Law Enforcement

HouseCrime and Law Enforcement

This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to consider additional information when it makes placement determinations for unaccompanied alien children in its custody.

119th Congress

2 roll callsIntroduced 7/14/25 · Latest action 12/17/25

This bill repeals the Comprehensive Policing and Justice Reform Amendment Act of 2022, enacted by the Council of the District of Columbia.

119th Congress

1 roll callIntroduced 9/3/25 · Latest action 11/20/25

This bill mandates, in the District of Columbia (DC), pretrial and post-conviction detention for crimes of violence and dangerous crimes and cash bail to obtain pretrial release for public safety or order crimes.

119th Congress

1 roll callIntroduced 9/8/25 · Latest action 11/20/25
HouseCrime and Law Enforcement

This act requires the Department of Justice (DOJ) to publish (in a searchable and downloadable format) all unclassified records, documents, communications, and investigative materials in DOJ's possession that relate to the investigation and prosecution of Jeffrey Epstein.

119th Congress

1 roll callIntroduced 7/15/25 · Latest action 11/19/25

This bill repeals restrictions on the circumstances under which law enforcement officers in the District of Columbia (DC) may engage in vehicular pursuits (i.e., police chases) of suspects fleeing in motor vehicles, and instead generally requires such pursuits in the absence of other means of apprehension.

119th Congress

1 roll callIntroduced 9/4/25 · Latest action 9/18/25

This bill limits the authority of the District of Columbia (DC) government over its criminal sentencing laws.

119th Congress

1 roll callIntroduced 8/8/25 · Latest action 9/17/25

This bill lowers the age at which an individual may be tried as an adult for certain criminal offenses in the District of Columbia (DC) to 14 years of age.

119th Congress

1 roll callIntroduced 9/4/25 · Latest action 9/17/25
SenateCrime and Law Enforcement

This act permanently places fentanyl-related substances as a class into schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act.

119th Congress

4 roll callsIntroduced 1/30/25 · Latest action 7/16/25

This resolution expresses gratitude to law enforcement agencies (including U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement) with respect to recent demonstrations in Los Angeles, California.

119th Congress

1 roll callIntroduced 6/17/25 · Latest action 6/27/25

This bill rescinds certain changes that were made in 2023 to District of Columbia (DC) law governing discipline of Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) officers.

119th Congress

1 roll callIntroduced 3/14/25 · Latest action 6/11/25