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Strong Sentences for Safer D.C. Streets Act of 2025

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This Act may be cited as the Strong Sentences for Safer D.C. Streets Act of 2025.
Section 801 of the Act to establish a code of law for the District of Columbia, approved March 3, 1901 (sec. 22–2104, D.C. Official Code) is amended—
in subsection (a), by striking not less than 30 years and all that follows and inserting life imprisonment without release.; and
by striking subsection (b).
Section 801a of the Act to establish a code of law for the District of Columbia, approved March 3, 1901 (sec. 22–2104.01, D.C. Official Code) is repealed.
Section 3a(b–2)(1) of the Act to establish a Board of Indeterminate Sentence and Parole for the District of Columbia and to determine its functions, and for other purposes, approved July 15, 1932 (sec. 24–403.01(b–2)(1), D.C. Official Code) is amended by striking in excess of 60 years for first degree murder or first degree murder while armed,.
Section 801(c) of the Act to establish a code of law for the District of Columbia, approved March 3, 1901 (sec. 22–2104(c), D.C. Official Code) is amended by striking not more than life and inserting not less than 10 years or more than life.
Section 3(b) of the Act to establish a Board of Indeterminate Sentence and Parole for the District of Columbia and to determine its functions, and for other purposes, approved July 15, 1932 (sec. 24–403(b), D.C. Official Code) is amended by striking shall not be less than 7 years if the violation occurs after the person has been convicted in the District of Columbia or elsewhere of a crime of violence, as so defined and inserting shall be not less than 25 years or, if the violation occurs after the person has been convicted in the District of Columbia or elsewhere of a crime of violence, as so defined, shall be not less than 30 years.
Section 201(a) of the Anti-Sexual Abuse Act of 1994 (sec. 22–3002(a), D.C. Official Code) is amended by striking for any term of years or for life and inserting for a term of not less than 25 years or more than life.
Section 201(b) of the Anti-Sexual Abuse Act of 1994 (sec. 22–3002(b), D.C. Official Code) is amended by striking The court may impose and inserting Except in the case of a sentence imposed under subsection (a) or imposed on a person convicted of rape pursuant to section 3(b) of the Act to establish a Board of Indeterminate Sentence and Parole for the District of Columbia and to determine its functions, and for other purposes, approved July 15, 1932, the court may impose.
Section 812 of the Act to establish a code of law for the District of Columbia, approved March 3, 1901 (sec. 22–2001, D.C. Official Code) is amended by striking not more than 30 years and inserting not less than 10 years or more than 30 years.
Section 811a(a)(2) of the Act to establish a code of law for the District of Columbia, approved March 3, 1901 (sec. 22–2803(a)(2), D.C. Official Code) is amended by striking not less than 7 years and inserting not less than 10 years.
Section 811a(b)(2) of such Act (sec. 22–2803(b)(2), D.C. Official Code) is amended by striking not less than 15 years and inserting not less than 20 years.
Section 823(a) of the Act to establish a code of law for the District of Columbia, approved March 3, 1901 (sec. 22–801(a), D.C. Official Code) is amended by striking not less than 5 years and inserting not less than 10 years.
This Act, and the amendments made by this Act, shall apply with respect to criminal conduct that occurred after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Legislative Timeline

8 actions
  1. Oct 3, 2025
    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. H. Rept. 119-326.
  2. Oct 3, 2025 House
    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. H. Rept. 119-326.
  3. Oct 3, 2025 House
    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 279.
  4. Sep 10, 2025 House
    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  5. Sep 10, 2025 House
    Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 26 - 19.
  6. Sep 8, 2025
    Introduced in House
  7. Sep 8, 2025
    Introduced in House
  8. Sep 8, 2025 House
    Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
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