{"bill":{"id":"119-hr-5172","congress":119,"type":"HR","number":5172,"title":"Strong Sentences for Safer D.C. Streets Act of 2025","originChamber":"House","introducedDate":"2025-09-08","sponsors":[{"bioguideId":"B001302","fullName":"Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5]","party":"R","state":"AZ","district":5}],"cosponsorsCount":2,"latestAction":{"actionDate":"2025-10-03","text":"Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 279."},"policyArea":"Crime and Law Enforcement","subjects":["Assault and harassment offenses","Crimes against property","Criminal procedure and sentencing","District of Columbia","Motor vehicles","Sex offenses","Violent crime"],"actions":[{"date":"2025-10-03","text":"Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 279.","type":"Calendars","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-10-03","text":"Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. H. Rept. 119-326.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-10-03","text":"Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. H. Rept. 119-326.","type":"Committee","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-09-10","text":"Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 26 - 19.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-09-10","text":"Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-09-08","text":"Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-09-08","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-09-08","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false}],"summary":"<p><strong>Strong Sentences for Safer D.C. Streets Act</strong></p><p>This bill establishes and increases mandatory minimum sentences of imprisonment for specified crimes in the District of Columbia.</p><p>First, the bill mandates a sentence of life imprisonment without parole for first-degree murder (currently, the mandatory minimum sentence is 30 years imprisonment and the maximum sentence is life imprisonment without parole). The bill also repeals provisions that prohibit the sentencing of individuals under the age of 18 to life imprisonment without parole for first-degree murder.</p><p>The bill also establishes a mandatory minimum sentence of </p><ul><li>10 years imprisonment for second-degree murder,</li><li>10 years imprisonment for kidnapping,</li><li>25 years imprisonment for first- degree sexual abuse, and</li><li>25 years imprisonment for rape.&nbsp;</li></ul><p>Finally, the bill increases the mandatory minimum sentence for</p><ul><li>first-degree burglary from 5 years to 10 years imprisonment,</li><li>unarmed carjacking from 7 years to 10 years imprisonment,</li><li>armed carjacking from 15 years to 20 years imprisonment, and</li><li>rape with a prior conviction of a crime of violence from 7 years to 30 years imprisonment.</li></ul>","updateDate":"2026-02-11T22:06:16Z"},"markets":[],"stateBills":[],"meta":{"sources":["congress.gov"],"latencyMs":565,"ts":"2026-04-19T10:28:17.712Z"},"nextActions":{"inspect":[],"related":[{"description":"Search related legislation","method":"GET","url":"/api/public/query-gov?q=Strong%20Sentences%20for%20Safer%20D.C.%20Streets%20Act%20of%202025"}]}}