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H.R. 7530 118th Congress House

DC CRIMES Act of 2024

Official title: 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 Columbi… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: 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.

Introduced: March 5, 2024 Introduced by: Byron Donalds Republican · Florida See on congress.gov
Crime and Law Enforcement Criminal justice information and recordsCriminal procedure and sentencingDistrict of ColumbiaGovernment information and archives
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 Everywhere this bill has been 14 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
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
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
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
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
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
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
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Oversight and Accountability. H. Rept. 118-479.
Apr 30, 2024
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 397.
Mar 7, 2024
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 21 - 19.
Mar 7, 2024
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Mar 5, 2024
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability.
Mar 5, 2024
Introduced in House
 Votes taken on this bill 1
DateChamberWhat was voted onResultYes–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

AmendmentSponsorPurposeStatusLatest 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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 Latest action May 16, 2024

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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. 

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HRES 1227 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8369) to provide for the expeditious delivery of defense articles and def…
 Bill text 4 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Republican 4
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Clyde, Andrew S.
Georgia · Mar 6, 2024
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Biggs, Andy
Arizona · Mar 5, 2024
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Palmer, Gary J.
Alabama · Mar 5, 2024
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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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"H.R. 7530: DC CRIMES Act of 2024." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-7530/.
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H.R. 7530, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-7530/.
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