Pipeline · Bill → Law
Step 1
Introduced
Mar 5, 2024
Step 2
Referred
Mar 5, 2024
Oversight · Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
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Committee
Mar 7, 2024
Reported out
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House floor
May 15, 2024
Passed House
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Senate
May 16, 2024
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Resolve Changes
Step 7
Signed
SummaryCRS Summary
This bill limits the authority of the District of Columbia (DC) government over its criminal sentencing laws. The bill eliminates the DC government’s authority to enact any act, resolution, or rule to change any criminal liability sentence in effect on the date of the bill's enactment. The bill also (1) reduces the maximum age of a youth offender from 24 years to 18 years, and (2) repeals a provision that allows a DC criminal court to issue a sentence to a youth offender that is less than the mandatory minimum term otherwise required by law. A DC criminal court currently has the discretion to reduce or modify certain criminal sentences for a youth offender under specified circumstances. F...
Roll Call Votes · 1
Timeline · 14 actions
May 16, 2024
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
May 15, 2024
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1227 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 8369, H.R. 7530, H.R. 7343, H.R. 8146, H.R. 7581, H.R. 354, H. Res. 1213 and H. Res. 1210. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 8369, H.R. 7530, H.R. 7581, H.R. 354, H. Res. 1213, and H. Res. 1210 under a closed rule with one hour of general debate each. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 7343 and H.R. 8146 under a structured rule with one hour of general debate each. Rule provides for one motion to recommit each on H.R. 8369, H.R. 7530, H.R. 7343, H.R. 7581, H.R. 354, and H.R. 8146.
May 15, 2024
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1227.
May 15, 2024
Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 8369, H.R. 7530, H.R. 7343, H.R. 8146, H.R. 7581, H.R. 354, H. Res. 1213 and H. Res. 1210. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 8369, H.R. 7530, H.R. 7581, H.R. 354, H. Res. 1213, and H. Res. 1210 under a closed rule with one hour of general debate each. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 7343 and H.R. 8146 under a structured rule with one hour of general debate each. Rule provides for one motion to recommit each on H.R. 8369, H.R. 7530, H.R. 7343, H.R. 7581, H.R. 354, and H.R. 8146.
May 15, 2024
DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 7530.
May 15, 2024
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
May 15, 2024
On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 225 - 181 (Roll no. 201).ROLL CALLpass
May 15, 2024
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Apr 30, 2024
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Oversight and Accountability. H. Rept. 118-479.
Apr 30, 2024
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 397.
Mar 7, 2024
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Mar 7, 2024
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 21 - 19.
Mar 5, 2024
Introduced in House
Mar 5, 2024
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability.