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118th Congress Crime and Law Enforcement

H.R. 7530: DC CRIMES Act of 2024

Passed HouseMay 15, 2024

  1. Introduced (completed)Mar 5, 2024
  2. Passed House (completed)May 15, 2024, 225–181
  3. Passed Senate (not reached)
  4. To the President (not reached)
  5. Became law (not reached)

Summary

Reported to House, Apr 30, 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.)

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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.

Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.

Key votes

House final vote, May 15, 2024

On Passage

Passed 225–181

Yea 225majority 204Nay 181

  • Democrats18 yea, 181 nay
  • Republicans206 yea, 0 nay
  • Independents1 yea, 0 nay

Broke with their party: Eric Sorensen (D-IL), Kim Schrier (D-WA), Patrick Ryan (D-NY), Mary Peltola (D-AK), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), Donald Norcross (D-NJ), Jared Moskowitz (D-FL), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Josh Harder (D-CA) and Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-WA) voted Yea; and 8 more

See how all 406 members voted

Showing 430 of 430 members

Yea 225

Republicans (206)

Independents (1)

Nay 181

Democrats (181)

Not voting 24

Senate

Not yet voted

Passed the House May 15, 2024. Awaiting Senate action.

Roll calls

1 vote on this bill

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  • May 15, 2024HouseOn PassageFinal passagePassed, yea-nay 225–181
    Roll call 201 tally by party
    PartyYeaNayPresentNot voting
    Democrats18181014
    Republicans2060010
    Independents1000
    Total225181024

    House roll call 201: On Passage. Passed.

    18 crossed party lines: 18 Democrats

    How each member voted (430)

Amendments

0 offered

No amendments were offered to this bill.

Cosponsors

4

Who scored on this bill

186 points earned
  1. 1Byron Donalds R-FL SponsorIntroduced, marked up, reported, passed House4 events+62
  2. 2Yadira Caraveo D-CO1 maverick vote1 event+6
  3. 2J. Correa D-CA1 maverick vote1 event+6
  4. 2Angie Craig D-MN1 maverick vote1 event+6
  5. 2Henry Cuellar D-TX1 maverick vote1 event+6
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Introductions and cosponsorships count toward weekly caps and show no points.

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History

  1. May 15, 2024Passed the House, 225–181.
  2. Mar 5, 2024Introduced in the House by Byron Donalds.
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  1. May 16, 2024Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
  2. May 15, 2024Rules 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.
  3. May 15, 2024Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1227. (consideration: CR H3243-3251)
  4. May 15, 2024Rule 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.
  5. May 15, 2024DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 7530.
  6. May 15, 2024The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
  7. May 15, 2024Passed/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)
  8. May 15, 2024On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 225 - 181 (Roll no. 201). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H3243-3244)
  9. May 15, 2024Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  10. Apr 30, 2024Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Oversight and Accountability. H. Rept. 118-479.
  11. Apr 30, 2024Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 397.
  12. Mar 7, 2024Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  13. Mar 7, 2024Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 21 - 19.
  14. Mar 5, 2024Introduced in House
  15. Mar 5, 2024Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability.