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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Sep 8, 2025
Strong Sentences for Safer D.C. Streets Act
This bill establishes and increases mandatory minimum sentences of imprisonment for specified crimes in the District of Columbia.
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.
The bill also establishes a mandatory minimum sentence of
10 years imprisonment for second-degree murder,
10 years imprisonment for kidnapping,
25 years imprisonment for first- degree sexual abuse, and
25 years imprisonment for rape.
Finally, the bill increases the mandatory minimum sentence for
first-degree burglary from 5 years to 10 years imprisonment,
unarmed carjacking from 7 years to 10 years imprisonment,
armed carjacking from 15 years to 20 years imprisonment, and
rape with a prior conviction of a crime of violence from 7 years to 30 years imprisonment.
People & committees
Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5] · R–AZ
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Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 279.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. H. Rept. 119-326.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. H. Rept. 119-326.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 26 - 19.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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