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 Union Calendar No. 279
119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 5172

 [Report No. 119-326]

 To increase the mandatory minimum sentences applicable to certain 
 crimes in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 September 8, 2025

 Mr. Biggs of Arizona (for himself and Mr. Donalds) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and 
 Government Reform

 October 3, 2025

 Additional sponsor: Mr. Higgins of Louisiana

 October 3, 2025

 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
 House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
 in italic]
 [For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on 
 September 8, 2025]

_______________________________________________________________________

 A BILL

 To increase the mandatory minimum sentences applicable to certain 
 crimes in the District of Columbia, 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 ``Strong Sentences for Safer D.C. 
Streets Act of 2025''.

SEC. 2. INCREASE IN MANDATORY MINIMUM SENTENCES FOR CERTAIN CRIMES IN 
 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

    (a) First Degree Murder.--

    (1) Mandatory life imprisonment.--

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--
        (A) in subsection

    (a) , by striking ``not less than 
 30 years'' and all that follows and inserting ``life 
 imprisonment without release.''; and
        (B) by striking subsection

    (b) .

    (2) Conforming amendment relating to sentencing 
 procedure.--

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 2104.01, D.C. Official Code) is repealed.

    (3) Conforming amendment relating to conditions for 
 imposition of sentence in excess of 60 years.--

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,''.

    (b) Second Degree Murder.--

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''.
            (c) Rape and First Degree Sexual Abuse.--

    (1) Mandatory minimum for rape.--

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''.

    (2) Mandatory minimum for first degree sexual abuse.--
 

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''.

    (3) Removal of requirement of aggravating circumstances for 
 imposition of sentence in excess of 30 years.--

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''.
            (d) Kidnaping.--

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''.

    (e) Car Jacking.--

    (1) Unarmed.--

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''.

    (2) Armed.--

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''.

    (f) First Degree Burglary.--

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''.

SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.

 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.
 Union Calendar No. 279

119th CONGRESS

 1st Session

 H. R. 5172

 [Report No. 119-326]

_______________________________________________________________________

 A BILL

 To increase the mandatory minimum sentences applicable to certain 
 crimes in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

 October 3, 2025

 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
 House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed