DC CRIMES Act of 2024

Bill: 118-hr-7530
Sponsor: Rep. Donalds, Byron [R-FL-19]
Introduced: 2024-03-05 in the House
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Criminal justice information and records
Criminal procedure and sentencing
District of Columbia
Government information and archives
Internet, web applications, social media
Juvenile crime and gang violence

Summary:
action_date: 2024-03-05
text: 

DC Criminal Reforms to Immediately Make Everyone Safe Act or the DC CRIMES Act

This bill limits the authority of the District of Columbia (DC) government over its criminal sentencing laws. 

The bill eliminates the DC government’s authority to enact any act, resolution, or rule to change any criminal liability sentence in effect on the date of the bill's enactment.

The bill also (1) reduces the maximum age of a youth offender from 24 years to 18 years, and (2) repeals a provision that allows a DC criminal court to issue a sentence to a youth offender that is less than the mandatory minimum term otherwise required by law. A DC criminal court currently has the discretion to reduce or modify certain criminal sentences for a youth offender under specified circumstances. For example, a DC court may sentence a youth offender to probation in lieu of confinement. (However, this discretion does not apply to several specified violent crimes.) 

Additionally, the bill directs the Office of the Attorney General for DC to publish, and update monthly, certain youth offender crime data on a publicly accessible website. 

action_date: 2024-04-30
text: 

D.C. Criminal Reforms to Immediately Make Everyone Safe Act of 2024 or the DC CRIMES Act of 2024

This bill limits the authority of the District of Columbia (DC) government over its criminal sentencing laws. 

The bill eliminates the DC government’s authority to enact any act, resolution, or rule to change any criminal liability sentence in effect on the date of the bill's enactment.

The bill also reduces the maximum age of a 
youth offender 
from 24 years to 18 years. A DC criminal court currently has the discretion to reduce or modify certain criminal sentences for a youth offender under specified circumstances. For example, a DC court may sentence a youth offender to probation in lieu of confinement. (However, this discretion does not apply to several specified violent crimes.) 

Additionally, the bill directs the Office of the Attorney General for DC to publish, and update monthly, certain youth offender crime data on a publicly accessible website. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2024-05-16
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
action_date: 2024-05-15
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2024-05-15
text: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 225 - 181 (Roll no. 201). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H3243-3244)
action_date: 2024-05-15
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 225 - 181 (Roll no. 201). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H3243-3244)
action_date: 2024-05-15
text: The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
action_date: 2024-05-15
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 7530.
action_date: 2024-05-15
text: Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 8369, H.R. 7530, H.R. 7343, H.R. 8146, H.R. 7581, H.R. 354, H. Res. 1213 and H. Res. 1210. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 8369, H.R. 7530, H.R. 7581, H.R. 354, H. Res. 1213, and H. Res. 1210 under a closed rule with one hour of general debate each. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 7343 and H.R. 8146 under a structured rule with one hour of general debate each. Rule provides for one motion to recommit each on H.R. 8369, H.R. 7530, H.R. 7343, H.R. 7581, H.R. 354, and H.R. 8146.
action_date: 2024-05-15
text: Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1227. (consideration: CR H3243-3251)
action_date: 2024-05-15
text: Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1227 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 8369, H.R. 7530, H.R. 7343, H.R. 8146, H.R. 7581, H.R. 354, H. Res. 1213 and H. Res. 1210. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 8369, H.R. 7530, H.R. 7581, H.R. 354, H. Res. 1213, and H. Res. 1210 under a closed rule with one hour of general debate each. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 7343 and H.R. 8146 under a structured rule with one hour of general debate each. Rule provides for one motion to recommit each on H.R. 8369, H.R. 7530, H.R. 7343, H.R. 7581, H.R. 354, and H.R. 8146.
action_date: 2024-04-30
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 397.
action_date: 2024-04-30
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Oversight and Accountability. H. Rept. 118-479.
action_date: 2024-04-30
text: Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Oversight and Accountability. H. Rept. 118-479.
action_date: 2024-03-07
text: Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 21 - 19.
action_date: 2024-03-07
text: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
action_date: 2024-03-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability.
action_date: 2024-03-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2024-03-05
text: Introduced in House