House passes two D.C. crime bills
WASHINGTON (CBS, KYMA) - The House passed two DC crime bills Tuesday (9/16) evening. HR4922, the D.C. Crimes Act of 2025, passed in a 240-179 vote.
HR4922 lowers the definition of youth in DC to individuals 18 years or younger in criminal sentencing and removes the ability for judges to sentence youth offenders below the mandatory minimum guidelines.
The bill also requires the D.C. Attorney General to publish juvenile crime statistics on a public site.
The House also passed HR5140, the D.C. Juvenile Sentencing Reform Act, which will lower the age a minor can be tried as an adult for certain criminal offenses in DC to 14-years-old. This bill passed in a 225-203 vote.
The measures now head to the Senate.
These DC bills passed Tuesday are among dozens the House will consider in light of President Donald Trump's crackdown on crime in the district.
