119th Congress · introduced in the House · Sep 8, 2025
Strong Sentences for Safer D.C. Streets Act of 2025
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Latest action (Oct 3, 2025): Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 279.
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Congressional Research Service summary, version: 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,
Show the full summary (7 more paragraphs)Includes amendment, cloture, and procedural votes. Each is labeled with its exact question; only a passage question is a vote to pass the bill.
No recorded roll calls on this bill in coverage.
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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THE SENTENCING PROJECT · lobbying firm or registrant: THE SENTENCING PROJECT
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 19, 2026 · issue area: Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
Amount not reported
…d Retail Crime Act Oppose H.R. 5242/ S. 2815Bill to repeal the Second Chance Amendment Act of 2022 and the Incarceration Reduction Amendment Act of 2016 Oppose H.R. 5172Strong Sentences for Safer D.C. Streets Act of 2025Oppose H.R. 5140Bill to lower the age at which a minor may be tried as an adult for certain criminal offenses…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. View filing
THE SENTENCING PROJECT · lobbying firm or registrant: THE SENTENCING PROJECT
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
$14,111
Spent on own lobbying
…d Retail Crime Act Oppose H.R. 5242/ S. 2815Bill to repeal the Second Chance Amendment Act of 2022 and the Incarceration Reduction Amendment Act of 2016 Oppose H.R. 5172Strong Sentences for Safer D.C. Streets Act of 2025Oppose H.R. 5140Bill to lower the age at which a minor may be tried as an adult for certain criminal offenses…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
THE SENTENCING PROJECT · lobbying firm or registrant: THE SENTENCING PROJECT
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 20, 2026 · issue area: Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
$17,342
Spent on own lobbying
…d Retail Crime Act Oppose H.R. 5242/ S. 2815Bill to repeal the Second Chance Amendment Act of 2022 and the Incarceration Reduction Amendment Act of 2016 Oppose H.R. 5172Strong Sentences for Safer D.C. Streets Act of 2025Oppose H.R. 5140Bill to lower the age at which a minor may be tried as an adult for certain criminal offenses…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
THE SENTENCING PROJECT · lobbying firm or registrant: MR. KEITH WALLINGTON
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Feb 5, 2026 · issue area: Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
Amount not reported
…Advocated against bill to lower the age at which a minor may be tried as an adult for certain criminal offenses in the District of Columbia to 14 years of age H.R. 5172 - Strong Sentences for Safer D.C. Streets Act of 2025 - Advocated against bill to increase the mandatory minimum sentences applicable to certain crimes in the…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. View filing
THE SENTENCING PROJECT · lobbying firm or registrant: THE SENTENCING PROJECT
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 20, 2026 · issue area: Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
$52,193
Spent on own lobbying
…Advocated against bill to lower the age at which a minor may be tried as an adult for certain criminal offenses in the District of Columbia to 14 years of age H.R. 5172 - Strong Sentences for Safer D.C. Streets Act of 2025 - Advocated against bill to increase the mandatory minimum sentences applicable to certain crimes in the…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
CONFERENCE OF PROVINCIALS OF NORTH AMERICA · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL ADVOCACY CENTER OF THE SISTERS OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 14, 2026 · issue area: Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
$20,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…DC Act, introduced by Rep. Clyde and Sen. Cruz, that would repeal the Comprehensive Policing and Justice Reform Amendment Act of 2022. Calendar No. 271. OPPOSE H.R. 5172, the Strong Sentences for Safer D.C. Streets Act, introduced by Rep. Biggs, that would increase or establish mandatory minimum sentences for a number of offens…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
THE SENTENCING PROJECT · lobbying firm or registrant: MR. KEITH WALLINGTON
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 23, 2025 · issue area: Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
$6,500
Paid to lobbying firm
…Advocated against bill to lower the age at which a minor may be tried as an adult for certain criminal offenses in the District of Columbia to 14 years of age H.R. 5172 - Strong Sentences for Safer D.C. Streets Act of 2025 - Advocated against bill to increase the mandatory minimum sentences applicable to certain crimes in the…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF THE U.S. · lobbying firm or registrant: LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF THE U.S.
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 20, 2025 · issue area: District of Columbia
$140,000
Spent on own lobbying
…on Act 8.Oppose H.R. 5103, the Make the District of Columbia Safe and Beautiful Act 9.Oppose H.R. 5214, the District of Columbia Cash Bail Reform Act 10.Oppose H.R. 5172, the Strong Sentences for Safer D.C. Streets Act 11.Oppose H.R. 5242, to repeal D.C.s Incarceration Reduction Amendment Act of 2016 and the Second Chance Amend…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
THE SENTENCING PROJECT · lobbying firm or registrant: THE SENTENCING PROJECT
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 15, 2025 · issue area: Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
$33,891
Spent on own lobbying
…Advocated against bill to lower the age at which a minor may be tried as an adult for certain criminal offenses in the District of Columbia to 14 years of age H.R. 5172 - Strong Sentences for Safer D.C. Streets Act of 2025 - Advocated against bill to increase the mandatory minimum sentences applicable to certain crimes in the…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing