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this House of Representatives A bill aimed at breaking crime in Washington, D.C. late Tuesday afternoon, passed, with dozens of Democrats voting against each Democrat.
The first bill proposed by the House of Representatives is the DC Crime Reform to Immediately Events with Everyone Safety Act or the DC Crime Act.
It passed the House with a 240-179 vote, and Democrats will all get all “no” votes. Only 31 Democrats voted in favor of the bill.
By R-FLA. The legislation led by Rep. Byron Donalds will reduce the maximum legal age for young offenders from 24 to 18, meaning teenagers are eligible to try as adults.
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House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, a New York Democrat, spoke at a press conference at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC on Thursday, February 6, 2025. (Tierney L. Cross/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
In most cases, it will also forbid judges from passing sentences below the mandatory minimum required Juvenile criminal.
House members also proposed a bill led by Rep. Brandon Gill, which would qualify juvenile offenders to be tried as adults when young, if charged with certain violent crimes.
The bill is currently 16.
The latter bill passed the House by a 225-203 vote. There were even only eight Democrats who voted for Republicans on this measure.
R-Ky. Rep. Thomas Massie also voted against the bill.
A few days later Donald Trump’s The 30-day emergency order federal DC police expired and did not relocate from Congress or the White House to promote the extension.
Trump has shown that he can still expand his holdings of local law enforcement, although he has little desire to do so.
President Donald Trump speaks to reporters before boarding Air Force One at Morristown Airport on Sunday, September 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
“We have almost no crime right now, we will keep that. This is the capital of our country. We will keep that, otherwise we will not need it. But we don’t have to do it anymore because it’s in such a good state,” the president told reporters on Monday.
Meanwhile, Mayor Muriel Bowser issued an order earlier this month directing local police to work with several federal law enforcement agencies, although immigration and customs enforcement (ICE) are clearly excluded from the list.
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House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, DN.Y. Slammed legislation passed Tuesday in comments on Fox News’ digital numbers.
“These are not bills for serious efforts to address public safety efforts in Washington, D.C.,” Jeffries said.
Washington, DC, Mayor Muriel Bowser spoke after President Donald Trump announced the federal government’s takeover of the Metropolitan Police Department on August 11, 2025 at the Wilson Building in Washington, DC. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
But Republicans positioned them as necessary remedies to make them perceived as a lax criminal justice system.
House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-ky). “Our capital cannot continue to let criminals roam the streets freely and expect this crime crisis to end.”
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Although the Family Rule Act of 1973 also granted the city the capacity to have its own local government, Congress has broad jurisdiction over DC’s policies.
Democrat Bowser has previously admitted that crime in Washington, D.C. has declined since the Trump administration stepped in.
She is scheduled to testify before the House Oversight Committee on Thursday.
