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Union Calendar No. 397 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 7530 

[Report No. 118–479] 

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. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 5, 2024 

Mr. DONALDS (for himself, Mr. BIGGS, Mr. TIMMONS, and Mr. PALMER) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability 

APRIL 30, 2024 

Additional sponsor: Mr. CLYDE

APRIL 30, 2024 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 

House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on March 5, 2024] 


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A BILL 

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. 


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1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘D. C. Criminal Reforms 

5 to Immediately Make Everyone Safe Act of 2024’’ or the 

6 ‘‘DC CRIMES Act of 2024’’. 

7 SEC. 2. YOUTH OFFENDERS. 

8 (a) LIMITING YOUTH OFFENDER STATUS IN DISTRICT

9 OF COLUMBIA TO INDIVIDUALS 18 YEARS OF AGE OR

10 YOUNGER.—Section 2(6) of the Youth Rehabilitation Act 

11 of 1985 (sec. 24–901(6), D.C. Official Code) is amended by 

12 striking ‘‘24 years of age or younger’’ and inserting ‘‘18 

13 years of age or younger’’. 

14 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 

15 (1) REPEAL CONSIDERATION OF INDIVIDUALS 18

16 THROUGH 24 YEARS OF AGE IN STRATEGIC PLAN FOR

17 FACILITIES, TREATMENT, AND SERVICES.—Section 

18 3(a–1) of such Act (sec. 24–902(a–1), D.C. Official 

19 Code) is amended by striking paragraph (3). 

20 (2) COMMUNITY SERVICE FOR INDIVIDUALS

21 UNDER ORDER OF PROBATION.—Section 4(a)(2) of 

22 such Act (sec. 24–903(a)(2), D.C. Official Code) is 

23 amended by striking ‘‘15 to 24 years of age’’ and in24 serting ‘‘15 to 18 years of age15 to 18 years of age’’. 


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1 SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT AND OPERATION OF WEBSITE ON 

2 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA JUVENILE CRIME 

3 STATISTICS. 

4 (a) ESTABLISHMENT AND OPERATION.—Subchapter I 

5 of chapter 23 of title 16, District of Columbia Official Code, 

6 is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 

7 ‘‘§ 16–2340a. Website of updated statistics on juvenile 

8 crime 

9 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT AND OPERATION OF

10 WEBSITE.—The Attorney General of the District of Colum11 bia shall establish and operate a publicly accessible website 

12 which contains data on juvenile crime in the District of 

13 Columbia, including each of the following statistical meas14 ures: 

15 ‘‘(1) The total number of juveniles arrested each 

16 year. 

17 ‘‘(2) The total number and percentage of juve18 niles arrested each year, broken down by age, race, 

19 and sex. 

20 ‘‘(3) Of the total number of juveniles arrested 

21 each year, the total number and percentage arrested 

22 for petty crime, including the following crimes: 

23 ‘‘(A) Vandalism. 

24 ‘‘(B) Theft. 

25 ‘‘(C) Shoplifting. 


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1 ‘‘(4) Of the total number of juveniles arrested 

2 each year, the total number and percentage arrested 

3 for crime of violence (as defined in section 23– 

4 1331(4)). 

5 ‘‘(5) Of the total number of juveniles arrested 

6 each year, the total number and percentage who were 

7 arrested for their first offense. 

8 ‘‘(6) Of the total number of juveniles arrested 

9 each year, the total number and percentage who had 

10 been arrested previously. 

11 ‘‘(7) Of the total number of juveniles arrested 

12 each year who had been arrested previously, the total 

13 number and percentage of the number of arrests. 

14 ‘‘(8) Of the total number of juveniles arrested 

15 each year, the declination rate for prosecutions by the 

16 Office of the Attorney General for the District of Co17 lumbia. 

18 ‘‘(9) Of the total number of juveniles sentenced 

19 each year, the number and percentage who were tried 

20 as adults. 

21 ‘‘(10) Of the total number of juveniles prosecuted 

22 each year, the number and percentage who were not 

23 sentenced, who were sentenced to a misdemeanor, and 

24 who were sentenced to a felony. 


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1 ‘‘(11) Of the total number of juveniles sentenced 

2 each year, the number and percentage of the length of 

3 time that will be served in a correctional facility as 

4 provided by the sentence. 

5 ‘‘(b) UPDATES.—The Attorney General shall update 

6 the information contained on the website on a monthly 

7 basis. 

8 ‘‘(c) MAINTAINING ARCHIVE OF INFORMATION.—The 

9 Attorney General shall ensure that the information con10 tained on the website is archived appropriately to provide 

11 indefinite public access to historical data of juvenile arrests 

12 and prosecutions. 

13 ‘‘(d) FORMAT.—The Attorney General shall ensure that 

14 the information contained in the website, including histor15 ical data described in subsection (c), is available in a ma16 chine-readable format available for bulk download. 

17 ‘‘(e) PROHIBITING DISCLOSURE OF PERSONALLY

18 IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION.—In carrying out this section, 

19 the Attorney General shall ensure that the website does not 

20 include any juvenile’s personally identifiable information. 

21 ‘‘(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 

22 ‘‘(1) the term ‘crime’ has the meaning given the 

23 term ‘offense’ in section 23–1331(2); and 

24 ‘‘(2) the term ‘juvenile’ has the meaning given 

25 the term ‘youth offender’ in section 2(6) of the Youth 


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1 Rehabilitation Act of 1985 (sec. 24–901(6), D.C. Offi2 cial Code).’’. 

3 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS RELATING TO AU4 THORIZED RELEASE OF INFORMATION.— 

5 (1) JUVENILE CASE RECORDS OF FAMILY

6 COURT.—Section 16–2331, District of Columbia Offi7 cial Code, is amended— 

8 (A) by redesignating subsection (i) as sub9 section (j); and 

10 (B) by inserting after subsection (h) the fol11 lowing new subsection: 

12 ‘‘(i) Notwithstanding subsection (b) of this section, a 

13 person shall provide information contained in juvenile case 

14 records to the Attorney General for purposes of the website 

15 established and operated under section 16–2340a.’’. 

16 (2) JUVENILE SOCIAL RECORDS OF FAMILY

17 COURT.—Section 16–2332, District of Columbia Offi18 cial Code, is amended— 

19 (A) by redesignating subsection (h) as sub20 section (i); and 

21 (B) by inserting after subsection (g) the fol22 lowing new subsection: 

23 ‘‘(h) Notwithstanding subsection (b) of this section, a 

24 person shall provide information contained in juvenile soVerDate Sep 11 2014 23:43 Apr 30, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6203 E:\BILLS\H7530.RH H7530

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1 cial records to the Attorney General for purposes of the 

2 website established and operated under section 16–2340a.’’. 

3 (3) POLICE AND OTHER LAW ENFORCEMENT

4 RECORDS.—Section 16–2333, District of Columbia 

5 Official Code, is amended— 

6 (A) by redesignating subsection (g) as sub7 section (h); and 

8 (B) by inserting after subsection (f) the fol9 lowing new subsection: 

10 ‘‘(g) Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section, a 

11 person shall provide information contained in law enforce12 ment records and files concerning a child to the Attorney 

13 General for purposes of the website established and operated 

14 under section 16–2340a.’’. 

15 (c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The Attorney General of the 

16 District of Columbia shall establish the website under sec17 tion 16–2341, District of Columbia Official Code, as added 

18 by subsection (a), not later than 180 days after the date 

19 of the enactment of this Act. 

20 SEC. 4. PROHIBITING COUNCIL FROM ENACTING CHANGES 

21 TO EXISTING CRIMINAL LIABILITY SEN22 TENCES. 

23 Section 602(a) of the District of Columbia Home Rule 

24 Act (sec. 1–206.02(a), D.C. Official Code) is amended— 

25 (1) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of paragraph (9); 


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1 (2) by striking the period at the end of para2 graph (10) and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 

3 (3) by adding at the end the following new para4 graph: 

5 ‘‘(11) enact any act, resolution, or rule to change 

6 any criminal liability sentence in effect on the date 

7 of the enactment of the DC CRIMES Act of 2024.’’. 


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Union Calendar No. 397 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 7530 

[Report No. 118–479] 

A BILL 

To limit youth offender status in the District of Coability sentences, and for other purposes. bia from enacting changes to existing criminal li- to prohibit the Council of the District of Colum- amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act juvenile crime in the District of Columbia, to cessible website containing updated statistics on Columbia to establish and operate a publicly ac- to direct the Attorney General of the District of lumbia to individuals 18 years of age or younger, 

APRIL 30, 2024 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Comand ordered to be printed mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 


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