D. C. Criminal Reforms to Immediately Make Everyone Safe Act of 2025
Introduced Aug 8, 2025 by Rep. Byron Donalds
The House passed it. The Senate has to pass it before it can reach the President.
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.
Summary by the Congressional Research Service.
- Sep 17, 2025Received in the Senate.
- Sep 16, 2025Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Sep 16, 2025On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 240 - 179 (Roll no. 270). (text: CR H4333)
- Sep 16, 2025Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 240 - 179 (Roll no. 270). (text: CR H4333)
- Sep 16, 2025Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4345)
- Sep 16, 2025POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate of H.R. 4922, the Chair put the question on passage of the bill and by voice vote announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Garcia (CA) demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
- Sep 16, 2025The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
- Sep 16, 2025DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 4922.
- Sep 16, 2025Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 4922, H.R. 5143, H.R. 5140, H.R. 5125, H.R. 1047, H.R. 3015 and H.R. 3062. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 4922, H.R. 5143, H.R. 5140, H.R. 5125, H.R. 1047, H.R. 3015, and H.R. 3062 under a closed rule, and provides for a motion to recommit on each measure.
- Sep 16, 2025Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 707. (consideration: CR H4333)
- Sep 15, 2025Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 707 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 4922, H.R. 5143, H.R. 5140, H.R. 5125, H.R. 1047, H.R. 3015 and H.R. 3062. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 4922, H.R. 5143, H.R. 5140, H.R. 5125, H.R. 1047, H.R. 3015, and H.R. 3062 under a closed rule, and provides for a motion to recommit on each measure.
- Sep 10, 2025Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 26 - 19.
- Sep 10, 2025Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Aug 8, 2025Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
- Aug 8, 2025Introduced in House