SJRES 12
118th Congress
Senate
Government Operations and Politics
Congressional oversight
Criminal procedure and sentencing
District of Columbia
Due process and equal protection
State and local government operations
Violent crime
A joint resolution disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the Revised Criminal Code Act of 2022.
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2 steps
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In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 9, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Feb 9, 2023
Introduced in Senate
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Plain-English summary
This joint resolution nullifies the Revised Criminal Code Act of 2022, enacted by the council of the District of Columbia (DC). The act makes a variety of changes to DC criminal laws, including by providing statutory definitions for various elements of criminal offenses, modifying sentencing guidelines and penalties, and expanding the right to a jury trial for certain misdemeanor crimes.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
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Cosponsors
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Murkowski, Lisa
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Sullivan, Dan
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Barrasso, John
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Blackburn, Marsha
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Boozman, John
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Britt, Katie Boyd
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Budd, Ted
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Capito, Shelley Moore
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Cassidy, Bill
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Collins, Susan M.
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Cornyn, John
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Cotton, Tom
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Cramer, Kevin
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Crapo, Mike
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Cruz, Ted
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Daines, Steve
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Ernst, Joni
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Fischer, Deb
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Graham, Lindsey
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Grassley, Chuck
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Hawley, Josh
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Hoeven, John
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Hyde-Smith, Cindy
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Johnson, Ron
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Kennedy, John
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Lankford, James
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Lee, Mike
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Lummis, Cynthia M.
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Marshall, Roger
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McConnell, Mitch
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Moran, Jerry
Mullin, Markwayne
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Ricketts, Pete
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Risch, James E.
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Rounds, Mike
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Schmitt, Eric
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Scott, Rick
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Scott, Tim
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Thune, John
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Tillis, Thomas
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Tuberville, Tommy
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Wicker, Roger F.
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Young, Todd
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S.J. Res. 12: A joint resolution disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the Revised Criminal Code Act of 2022.. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-SJRES-12/
"S.J. Res. 12: A joint resolution disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the Revised Criminal Code Act of 2022.." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-SJRES-12/.
S.J. Res. 12, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-SJRES-12/.
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