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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Mar 14, 2025
Count the Crimes to Cut Act of 2025
This bill establishes public databases of federal criminal offenses.
Specifically, the bill requires the Department of Justice to report on and create a public database of all criminal statutory offenses. Additionally, the bill requires federal agencies to report on and create public databases of criminal regulatory offenses that they enforce.
People & committees
Rep. Roy, Chip [R-TX-21] · R–TX
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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 370.
Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Grassley without amendment. Without written report.
Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Grassley without amendment. Without written report.
Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4923)
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4923)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2159.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4923-4926)
Mr. Roy moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 298.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 119-346.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 119-346.
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by Voice Vote.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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