I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5172 
To increase the mandatory minimum sentences applicable to certain crimes 
in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 8, 2025 
Mr. BIGGS of Arizona (for himself and Mr. DONALDS) introduced the fol-
lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Gov-
ernment Reform 
A BILL 
To increase the mandatory minimum sentences applicable 
to certain crimes in the District of Columbia, and for 
other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Strong Sentences for 
Safer D.C. Streets Act’’. 
SEC. 2. INCREASE IN MANDATORY MINIMUM SENTENCES 
FOR CERTAIN CRIMES IN DISTRICT OF CO-
LUMBIA. 
(a) FIRST DEGREE MURDER.— 
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(1) MANDATORY LIFE IMPRISONMENT.—Section 
801 of the Act to establish a code of law for the Dis-
trict of Columbia, approved March 3, 1901 (sec. 22– 
2104, D.C. Official Code) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘not less 
than 30 years’’ and all that follows and insert-
ing ‘‘life imprisonment without release.’’; and 
(B) by striking subsection (b). 
(2) CONFORMING
AMENDMENT
RELATING
TO 
SENTENCING PROCEDURE.—Section 801a of the Act 
to establish a code of law for the District of Colum-
bia, approved March 3, 1901 (sec. 22–2104.01, D.C. 
Official Code) is repealed. 
(3) CONFORMING
AMENDMENT
RELATING
TO 
CONDITIONS FOR IMPOSITION OF SENTENCE IN EX-
CESS OF 60 YEARS.—Section 3a(b–2)(1) of the Act 
to establish a Board of Indeterminate Sentence and 
Parole for the District of Columbia and to determine 
its functions, and for other purposes, approved July 
15, 1932 (sec. 24–403.01(b–2)(1), D.C. Official 
Code) is amended by striking ‘‘in excess of 60 years 
for first degree murder or first degree murder while 
armed,’’. 
(b) SECOND DEGREE MURDER.—Section 801(c) of 
the Act to establish a code of law for the District of Co-
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lumbia, approved March 3, 1901 (sec. 22–2104(c), D.C. 
Official Code) is amended by striking ‘‘not more than life’’ 
and inserting ‘‘not less than 10 years or more than life’’. 
(c) RAPE AND FIRST DEGREE SEXUAL ABUSE.—Sec-
tion 801a of the Act to establish a code of law for the 
District of Columbia, approved March 3, 1901 (sec. 22– 
2104.01, D.C. Official Code) is repealed. 
(1) MANDATORY MINIMUM FOR RAPE.—Section 
3(b) of the Act to establish a Board of Indetermi-
nate Sentence and Parole for the District of Colum-
bia and to determine its functions, and for other 
purposes, approved July 15, 1932 (sec. 24–403(b), 
D.C. Official Code) is amended by striking ‘‘shall 
not be less than 7 years if the violation occurs after 
the person has been convicted in the District of Co-
lumbia or elsewhere of a crime of violence, as so de-
fined’’ and inserting ‘‘shall be not less than 25 years 
or, if the violation occurs after the person has been 
convicted in the District of Columbia or elsewhere of 
a crime of violence, as so defined, shall be not less 
than 30 years’’. 
(2) MANDATORY MINIMUM FOR FIRST DEGREE 
SEXUAL ABUSE.—Section 201(a) of the Anti-Sexual 
Abuse Act of 1994 (sec. 22–3002(a), D.C. Official 
Code) is amended by striking ‘‘for any term of years 
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or life’’ and inserting ‘‘for a term of not less than 
25 years or more than life’’. 
(3) REMOVAL
OF
REQUIREMENT
OF
AGGRA-
VATING CIRCUMSTANCES FOR IMPOSITION OF SEN-
TENCE IN EXCESS OF 30 YEARS.—Section 201(b) of 
the Anti-Sexual Abuse Act of 1994 (sec. 22– 
3002(b), D.C. Official Code) is amended by striking 
‘‘The court may impose’’ and inserting ‘‘Except in 
the case of a sentence imposed under subsection (a) 
or imposed on a person convicted of rape pursuant 
to section 3(b) of the Act to establish a Board of In-
determinate Sentence and Parole for the District of 
Columbia and to determine its functions, and for 
other purposes, approved July 15, 1932, the court 
may impose’’. 
(d) KIDNAPING.—Section 812 of the Act to establish 
a code of law for the District of Columbia, approved 
March 3, 1901 (sec. 22–2001, D.C. Official Code) is 
amended by striking ‘‘not more than 30 years’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘not less than 10 years or more than 30 years’’. 
(e) CAR JACKING.— 
(1) UNARMED.—Section 811a(a)(2) of the Act 
to establish a code of law for the District of Colum-
bia, approved March 3, 1901 (sec. 22–2803(a)(2), 
D.C. Official Code) is amended by striking ‘‘not less 
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than 7 years’’ and inserting ‘‘not less than 10 
years’’. 
(2) ARMED.—Section 811a(b)(2) of such Act 
(sec. 22–2803(b)(2), D.C. Official Code) is amended 
by striking ‘‘not less than 15 years’’ and inserting 
‘‘not less than 20 years’’. 
(f) FIRST DEGREE BURGLARY.—Section 823(a) of 
the Act to establish a code of law for the District of Co-
lumbia, approved March 3, 1901 (sec. 22–801(a), D.C. 
Official Code) is amended by striking ‘‘not less than 5 
years’’ and inserting ‘‘not less than 10 years’’. 
SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall 
apply with respect to individuals charged on or after the 
date of the enactment of this Act with an offense to which 
such an amendment applies. 
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