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D. C. Criminal Reforms to Immediately Make Everyone Safe Act of 2024
6/11/2024, 4:07 PM
Summary of Bill HR 7530
The bill titled the "D. C. Criminal Reforms to Immediately Make Everyone Safe Act of 2024" was introduced in the 118th Congress on March 5, 2024. It has been through several stages, including being introduced in the House, reported in the House, engrossed in the House, and referred in the Senate. The bill aims to address criminal reforms in Washington D.C. to enhance public safety. For further details on the bill's specific provisions, findings, and directives, refer to the official documents available through the provided URLs.
Congressional Summary of HR 7530
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 offenders 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.
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Current Status of Bill HR 7530
Bill HR 7530 is currently in the status of Introduced to Senate since May 16, 2024. Bill HR 7530 was introduced during Congress 118 and was introduced to the House on March 5, 2024. Bill HR 7530's most recent activity was Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. as of May 16, 2024
Bipartisan Support of Bill HR 7530
Total Number of Sponsors
1Democrat Sponsors
0Republican Sponsors
1Unaffiliated Sponsors
0Total Number of Cosponsors
4Democrat Cosponsors
0Republican Cosponsors
4Unaffiliated Cosponsors
0Policy Area and Potential Impact of Bill HR 7530
Primary Policy Focus
Crime and Law EnforcementPotential Impact Areas
- 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
Alternate Title(s) of Bill HR 7530
DC CRIMES Act of 2024
DC CRIMES Act of 2024
D. C. Criminal Reforms to Immediately Make Everyone Safe Act of 2024
D. C. Criminal Reforms to Immediately Make Everyone Safe Act of 2024
DC CRIMES Act of 2024
To limit youth offender status in the District of Columbia to individuals 18 years of age or younger, to direct the Attorney General of the District of Columbia to establish and operate a publicly accessible website containing updated statistics on juvenile crime in the District of Columbia, to amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to prohibit the Council of the District of Columbia from enacting changes to existing criminal liability sentences, and for other purposes.
DC CRIMES Act
D. C. Criminal Reforms to Immediately Make Everyone Safe Act
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Sponsors and Cosponsors of HR 7530
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