Congress·Passed House·H.R. 4922

D.C. Juvenile Justice and Sentencing Reforms

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

6 months ago·View on Congress.gov

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Stalled

No legislative action in over 90 days.

Legislative Progress

✓ House

240–179

Senate

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Key Points

This bill changes who qualifies for "youth offender" status in Washington, D.C. Currently, people up to age 24 can receive lighter sentences or special rehabilitation programs, but this law would lower that age limit to only include those under 18.
It prevents judges from giving youth offenders sentences that are shorter than the mandatory minimums set by law. This ensures that young people convicted of serious crimes serve the full amount of time required.
The D.C. Attorney General must launch a public website within 180 days to track juvenile crime statistics. This site will provide monthly updates on arrests, the types of crimes committed, and whether the offenders have been arrested before.
The bill limits the power of the D.C. Council by prohibiting them from changing existing laws regarding prison sentences. This gives Congress more direct control over how criminal sentencing works in the city.
Supporters believe these changes will improve safety in the nation's capital by increasing accountability for young offenders and making crime data more transparent to the public.

Milestones

3 milestones15 actions

Sep 17, 2025Senate

Received in the Senate.

Sep 16, 2025House

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Sep 16, 2025House

On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 240 - 179 (Roll no. 270). (text: CR H4333)

Sep 16, 2025

Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 240 - 179 (Roll no. 270). (text: CR H4333)

Sep 16, 2025House

Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4345)

Vote Results

1 vote

HousePassedPassageSep 16, 2025

On Passage

240

179

Democrat

31 – 178 · 4

Republican

209 – 1 · 9

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Related Bills

1 bill

H.Res. 707Related bill

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4922) to limit youth offender status in the District of Columbia to individuals 18 years of age or younger, to direct the Attorney General of the District of Columbia to establish and operate a publicly accessible website containing updated statistics on juvenile crime in the District of Columbia, to amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to prohibit the Council of the District of Columbia from enacting changes to existing criminal liability sentences, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5143) to establish standards for law enforcement officers in the District of Columbia to engage in vehicular pursuits of suspects, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5140) 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; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5125) to amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to terminate the District of Columbia Judicial Nomination Commission, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1047) to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to reform the interconnection queue process for the prioritization and approval of certain projects, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3015) to reestablish the National Coal Council in the Department of Energy to provide advice and recommendations to the Secretary of Energy on matters related to coal and the coal industry, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3062) to establish a more uniform, transparent, and modern process to authorize the construction, connection, operation, and maintenance of international border-crossing facilities for the import and export of oil and natural gas and the transmission of electricity; and for other purposes.

Sep 17 — Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 722, H.Res. 707 is amended.