HR 7530 118th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Criminal justice information and records Criminal procedure and sentencing District of Columbia Government information and archives Internet, web applications, social media Juvenile crime and gang violence

DC CRIMES Act

Introduced: March 5, 2024 Introduced by: Donalds, Byron Republican · Florida See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 14 steps

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Became law

May 16, 2024

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

May 15, 2024

Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 225 - 181 (Roll no. 201). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H3243-3244)

May 15, 2024

The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.

May 15, 2024

DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 7530.

May 15, 2024

Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1227. (consideration: CR H3243-3251)

May 15, 2024

Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1227 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 8369, H.R. 7530, H.R. 7343, H.R. 8146, H.R. 7581, H.R. 354, H. Res. 1213 and H. Res. 1210. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 8369, H.R. 7530, H.R. 7581, H.R. 354, H. Res. 1213, and H. Res. 1210 under a closed rule with one hour of general debate each. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 7343 and H.R. 8146 under a structured rule with one hour of general debate each. Rule provides for one motion to recommit each on H.R. 8369, H.R. 7530, H.R. 7343, H.R. 7581, H.R. 354, and H.R. 8146.

May 15, 2024

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

May 15, 2024

Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 8369, H.R. 7530, H.R. 7343, H.R. 8146, H.R. 7581, H.R. 354, H. Res. 1213 and H. Res. 1210. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 8369, H.R. 7530, H.R. 7581, H.R. 354, H. Res. 1213, and H. Res. 1210 under a closed rule with one hour of general debate each. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 7343 and H.R. 8146 under a structured rule with one hour of general debate each. Rule provides for one motion to recommit each on H.R. 8369, H.R. 7530, H.R. 7343, H.R. 7581, H.R. 354, and H.R. 8146.

Apr 30, 2024

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 397.

Apr 30, 2024

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Oversight and Accountability. H. Rept. 118-479.

Mar 7, 2024

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

Mar 7, 2024

Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 21 - 19.

Mar 5, 2024

Introduced in House

Mar 5, 2024

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability.

Votes taken on this bill 1

Date	Chamber	What was voted on	Result	Yes–No
May 15, 2024	House · vote #201	On Passage	Passed	225–181	See who voted →

Amendments to this bill 1

Amendments propose changes to this bill. Members vote on amendments separately before the final bill vote. An agreed amendment becomes part of the bill; a failed amendment does not.

1 agreed to

Amendment	Sponsor	Purpose	Status	Latest action
HAMDT 911	—	Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1227, the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Co…	Agreed to	May 15, 2024

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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.

What's happening now May 16, 2024

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Related & companion bills 1

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Committees of jurisdiction 2

Oversight and Government Reform Committee
House of Representatives
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
Senate

Cosponsors 4

Clyde, Andrew S.

Georgia · Mar 6, 2024

Biggs, Andy

Arizona · Mar 5, 2024

Palmer, Gary J.

Alabama · Mar 5, 2024

Timmons, William R.

South Carolina · Mar 5, 2024

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7530: DC CRIMES Act of 2024. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-7530/

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