119-s2686

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2686 Introduced in Senate

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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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