HR 4922 United States House · 119th Congress

D. C. Criminal Reforms to Immediately Make Everyone Safe Act of 2025

HR 4922, the DC Criminal Reforms to Immediately Make Everyone Safe Act of 2025 (DC CRIMES Act), modifies youth offender definitions and creates public transparency measures. It limits "youth offender" status to individuals 18 or younger (previously 24), removing provisions for 18-24 year olds in sentencing and facility planning. The bill requires the DC Attorney General to establish a public website publishing monthly juvenile crime statistics, including arrest data by age, race, sex, crime type, recidivism rates, and sentencing outcomes - without personally identifiable information. It also prohibits the DC Council from changing existing criminal sentencing laws. These provisions directly affect youth offenders aged 15-18 and DC government operations related to juvenile justice data.

Issues: ✗ Criminal Justice

Sub-Topics: Courts Juvenile Justice Sentencing

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Aug 2025

Committee Review

Sep 2025

House Passage

Sep 2025

Senate Passage

President

Introduced Aug 8, 2025 Last action Sep 17, 2025

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Introduced in House → Engrossed in House · 4 edits · Sep 16, 2025

MODERATE

The engrossed version narrows the youth offender age threshold from '18 years of age or younger' to 'under 18 years of age,' effectively excluding 18-year-olds from juvenile status, and removes an entire section that would have prohibited the DC Council from modifying existing criminal sentencing laws. The removal of the sentencing lock-in provision is a significant policy shift that preserves the Council's legislative authority over criminal penalties.

ELIGIBILITY

The age threshold for youth offender status was changed from '18 years of age or younger' to 'under 18 years of age,' meaning 18-year-olds are no longer classified as youth offenders and will be treated as adults under the law.

The community service age range for individuals under probation was changed from '15 to 24 years of age' to '15 to 18 years of age,' removing the 18-to-24 age group from this provision to align with the new youth offender definition.

SCOPE

Section 4, which would have amended the DC Home Rule Act to prohibit the DC Council from enacting any act, resolution, or rule to change criminal liability sentences in effect on the date of enactment, was entirely removed. This means the Council retains full authority to modify existing sentencing laws.

TECHNICAL

The short title was updated to include 'of 2025' and proper punctuation for 'D. C.'

Floor votes · House Sep 16, 2025

How they voted

240–179

Passed · 13 other

Total votes 432

Sep 16, 2025

D Democratic213

31 Yea 178 Nay 4

83% Nay

I Independent1

1 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican218

208 Yea 1 Nay 9

95% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

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Committee

Amendments

Sep 16, 2025

Lower · Passed

On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 240 - 179 (Roll no. 270). (text: CR H4333)

lower

Sep 16, 2025

Lower · Passed

Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 240 - 179 (Roll no. 270). (text: CR H4333)

lower

Sep 15, 2025

Lower · Passed

Rules 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.

lower

Sep 10, 2025

Introduced

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 26 - 19.

lower

Sep 10, 2025

Lower · Passed

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

lower

Aug 8, 2025

Committee

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

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Aug 8, 2025

Introduced

Introduced in House

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1 primary · 8 co-sponsors