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[S. 2686 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 2686
To limit youth offender status in the District of Columbia to
individuals 18 years of age or younger, to direct the Attorney General
for 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.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
September 2, 2025
Mr. Banks (for himself, Mr. Cotton, Mr. Cassidy, Mr. Sheehy, Mr. Budd,
and Mr. Hagerty) introduced the following bill; which was read twice
and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs
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A BILL
To limit youth offender status in the District of Columbia to
individuals 18 years of age or younger, to direct the Attorney General
for 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.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``DC Criminal Reforms to Immediately
Make Everyone Safe Act'' or the ``DC CRIMES Act''.
SEC. 2. YOUTH OFFENDERS.
(a) Limiting Youth Offender Status in District of Columbia to
Individuals 18 Years of Age or Younger.--
(1) Limitation.--Section 2(6) of the Youth Rehabilitation
Amendment Act of 1985 (sec. 24-901(6), D.C. Official Code) is
amended by striking ``24 years of age or younger'' and
inserting ``18 years of age or younger''.
(2) Conforming amendments.--
(A) Repeal consideration of individuals 18 through
24 years of age in strategic plan for facilities,
treatment, and services.--Section 3(a-1) of such Act
(sec. 24-902(a-1), D.C. Official Code) is amended by
striking paragraph (3).
(B) Community service for individuals under order
of probation.--Section 4(a)(2) of such Act (sec. 24-
903(a)(2), D.C. Official Code) is amended by striking
``15 to 24 years of age'' and inserting ``15 to 18
years of age''.
(b) Prohibiting Issuance of Sentence Less Than Mandatory-Minimum
Term.--Section 4(b) of such Act (sec. 24-903(b), D.C. Official Code) is
amended--
(1) by striking paragraph (2); and
(2) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2).
SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT AND OPERATION OF WEBSITE ON DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
JUVENILE CRIME STATISTICS.
(a) Establishment and Operation.--
(1) In general.--Subchapter I of chapter 23 of title 16,
District of Columbia Official Code, is amended by adding at the
end the following new section:
``Sec. 16-2340.01. Website of updated statistics on juvenile crime
``(a) Establishment and Operation of Website.--The Attorney General
for the District of Columbia shall establish and operate a publicly
accessible website that contains data on juvenile crime in the District
of Columbia, including each of the following statistical measures:
``(1) The total number of juveniles arrested each year.
``(2) The total number and percentage of juveniles arrested
each year, broken down by age, race, and sex.
``(3) Of the total number of juveniles arrested each year,
the total number and percentage arrested for petty crime,
including the following crimes:
``(A) Vandalism.
``(B) Theft.
``(C) Shoplifting.
``(4) Of the total number of juveniles arrested each year,
the total number and percentage arrested for a crime of
violence (as defined in section 23-1331(4)).
``(5) Of the total number of juveniles arrested each year,
the total number and percentage who were arrested for their
first offense.
``(6) Of the total number of juveniles arrested each year,
the total number and percentage who had been arrested
previously.
``(7) Of the total number of juveniles arrested each year
who had been arrested previously--
``(A) the total number of previous arrests; and
``(B) the percentage of juveniles who had 1, 2, 3,
or more than 3 previous arrests.
``(8) Of the total number of juveniles arrested each year,
the declination rate for prosecutions by the Office of the
Attorney General for the District of Columbia.
``(9) Of the total number of juveniles sentenced each year,
the number and percentage who were tried as adults.
``(10) Of the total number of juveniles prosecuted each
year, the number and percentage who were not sentenced, who
were sentenced to a misdemeanor, and who were sentenced to a
felony.
``(11) Of the total number of juveniles sentenced each
year, the number and percentage of juveniles sentenced to--
``(A) 0 to 3 months;
``(B) 4 to 6 months;
``(C) 6 to 12 months;
``(D) 12 to 24 months; or
``(E) not less than 24 months.
``(b) Updates.--The Attorney General shall update the information
contained on the website established under subsection (a) on a monthly
basis.
``(c) Maintaining Archive of Information.--The Attorney General
shall ensure that the information contained on the website established
under subsection (a) is archived appropriately to provide indefinite
public access to historical data of juvenile arrests and prosecutions.
``(d) Format.--The Attorney General shall ensure that the
information contained on the website established under subsection (a),
including historical data described in subsection (c), is available in
a machine-readable format available for bulk download.
``(e) Prohibiting Disclosure of Personally Identifiable
Information.--In carrying out this section, the Attorney General shall
ensure that the website established under subsection (a) does not
include the personally identifiable information of any juvenile.
``(f) Definitions.--In this section--
``(1) the term `crime' has the meaning given the term
`offense' in section 23-1331(2); and
``(2) the term `juvenile' has the meaning given the term
`youth offender' in section 2(6) of the Youth Rehabilitation
Amendment Act of 1985 (sec. 24-901(6), D.C. Official Code).''.
(2) Technical and conforming amendment.--The table of
contents for chapter 23 of title 16, District of Columbia
Official Code, is amended by inserting after the section
designation relating to section 16-2340 the following:
``16-2340.01. Website of updated statistics on juvenile crime.''.
(b) Conforming Amendments Relating to Authorized Release of
Information.--
(1) Juvenile case records of family court.--Section 16-
2331, District of Columbia Official Code, is amended--
(A) by redesignating subsection (i) as subsection
(j); and
(B) by inserting after subsection (h-2) the
following new subsection:
``(i) Notwithstanding subsection (b) of this section, the Attorney
General may inspect juvenile case records for purposes of the website
established and operated under section 16-2340.01.''.
(2) Juvenile social records of family court.--Section 16-
2332, District of Columbia Official Code, is amended--
(A) by redesignating subsection (h) as subsection
(i); and
(B) by inserting after subsection (g) the following
new subsection:
``(h) Notwithstanding subsection (b) of this section, the Attorney
General may inspect juvenile social records for purposes of the website
established and operated under section 16-2340.01.''.
(3) Police and other law enforcement records.--Section 16-
2333, District of Columbia Official Code, is amended--
(A) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection
(h); and
(B) by inserting after subsection (f) the following
new subsection:
``(g) Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section, the Attorney
General may inspect law enforcement records and files concerning a
child for purposes of the website established and operated under
section 16-2340.01.''.
(c) Effective Date.--The Attorney General for the District of
Columbia shall establish the website under section 16-2340.01, District
of Columbia Official Code, as added by subsection (a), not later than
180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
SEC. 4. PROHIBITING COUNCIL FROM ENACTING CHANGES TO EXISTING CRIMINAL
SENTENCES.
Section 602(a) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act (sec. 1-
206.02(a), D.C. Official Code) is amended--
(1) in paragraph (9), by striking ``or'' at the end;
(2) in paragraph (10), by striking the period at the end
and inserting ``; or''; and
(3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
``(11) enact any act, resolution, or rule to change any
mandatory minimum sentence or criminal sentencing guideline in
effect on the date of the enactment of the DC CRIMES Act.''.
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Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
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