To limit youth offender status in the District of Columbia to individuals 18 years of age or… — House Roll Call 270
Passed in the House on September 16, 2025 · 240 Yea, 179 Nay, 13 Not Voting
Question: On Passage: H R 4922 DC CRIMES Act
In plain English: This bill restricts the District of Columbia's ability to change its criminal sentencing laws and limits youth offender status to those 18 and younger. It also requires the Attorney General to publish updated juvenile crime statistics online.
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…
Vote Breakdown by Party
Republican: 208 Yea, 1 Nay, 9 not voting/present.
Democrat: 31 Yea, 178 Nay, 4 not voting/present.
Independent: 1 Yea, 0 Nay.
Members Who Voted Against Their Party
Jake Auchincloss (D-MA) voted Yea while most Democrats voted No.
Herbert Conaway (D-NJ) voted Yea while most Democrats voted No.
J. Correa (D-CA) voted Yea while most Democrats voted No.
Jim Costa (D-CA) voted Yea while most Democrats voted No.
Henry Cuellar (D-TX) voted Yea while most Democrats voted No.
Sharice Davids (D-KS) voted Yea while most Democrats voted No.
Donald Davis (D-NC) voted Yea while most Democrats voted No.
Laura Gillen (D-NY) voted Yea while most Democrats voted No.
Jared Golden (D-ME) voted Yea while most Democrats voted No.
Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX) voted Yea while most Democrats voted No.