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H.R. 2159 119th Congress House

Count the Crimes to Cut Act

Official title: To direct the Attorney General of the United States to submit to the Congress a report on Federal criminal offenses, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 14, 2025 Introduced by: Chip Roy Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 16 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 14, 2026
Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Grassley without amendment. Without written report.
Apr 14, 2026
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 370.
Mar 26, 2026
Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Dec 2, 2025
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Dec 1, 2025
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4923)
Dec 1, 2025
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Dec 1, 2025
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4923)
Dec 1, 2025
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2159.
Dec 1, 2025
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4923-4926)
Dec 1, 2025
Mr. Roy moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Oct 17, 2025
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 119-346.
Oct 17, 2025
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 298.
Jun 10, 2025
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by Voice Vote.
Jun 10, 2025
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Mar 14, 2025
Introduced in House
Mar 14, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 370.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Count the Crimes to Cut Act of 2025

This bill establishes public databases of federal criminal offenses.

Specifically, the bill requires the Department of Justice to report on and create a public database of all criminal statutory offenses. Additionally, the bill requires federal agencies to report on and create public databases of criminal regulatory offenses that they enforce.

 Hearings & markups 4
 Related & companion bills 2
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  • S 3959 Smarter Sentencing Act of 2026
 Bill text 5 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Lobbying activity 20

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 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 2 Republican 2
R
Self, Keith
Texas · May 13, 2025
 R
Biggs, Andy
Arizona · Mar 14, 2025
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Mar 14, 2025
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McBath, Lucy
Georgia · Mar 14, 2025
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2159: Count the Crimes to Cut Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-2159/
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"H.R. 2159: Count the Crimes to Cut Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-2159/.
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H.R. 2159, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-2159/.
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