What's In The Latest DC Crime Bill

Senate votes to block controversial DC crime bill | CNN Politics

The Senate passed a Republican-led resolution on Wednesday to block a controversial Washington, DC, crime bill that opponents have criticized as weak on crime.

Lawmakers pass 'Secure DC' anti-crime bill - Fox News

The D.C. Council passed the Secure D.C. Omnibus Amendment Act of 2024 on Tuesday in a bid to fight crime in the nation's capital.

Biden says he would sign GOP resolution blocking D.C. crime ...

President Biden told Senate Democrats that he will not veto a GOP-backed resolution that would block changes to the D.C. criminal code.

D.C.'s Misguided Crime Bill Delivers for Law Enforcement, Not the ...

The recently enacted Secure DC bill ignores demands from District residents while giving handouts to an unelected prosecutor desperate to consolidate power.

Mayor Bowser Signs Secure DC Crime Bill

The bill, officially named the Secure DC Omnibus Amendment Act of 2024, went through multiple votes in the D.C. council before eventually being signed into law ...

Biden says he will sign bill blocking new D.C. laws that ... - PBS

President Joe Biden said Thursday he is willing to sign a Republican-sponsored resolution blocking new District of Columbia laws that would overhaul how the ...

Changes made to controversial new DC Crime Bill - YouTube

WE'RE TAKING A CLOSER LOOK THIS AFTERNOON AT THE MASSIVE CRIME OMNIBUS THAT PASSED ITS FIRST VOTE IN DC COUNCIL YESTERDAY.

The D.C. Crime Bill: What Happens Next? - Article I Initiative

In November 2022, the District of Columbia City Council passed the Revised Criminal Code Act of 2022 (RCCA) that significantly reformed the ...

Senate approves bill blocking D.C. crime law that ... - USA Today

D.C's crime bill would have reduced mandatory sentences for violent crimes at a time when the GOP is blasting Joe Biden and Democrats soft ...

Biden says he'll sign GOP resolution overturning DC crime bill

President Biden on Thursday said he'll sign legislation that Republicans have championed that would undo parts of a District of Columbia ...

Washington, D.C., council pulls crime bill that Senate is poised to block

The Democratic-controlled Washington city council on Monday withdrew a bill aimed at overhauling the city's criminal code, which Congress ...

11th-Hour Push Underway to Gut D.C. Crime Bill - AMAC

A new bill aimed at reducing crime in the nation's capital is making its way through the Washington, DC City Council.

Senate Clears Bill to Block D.C. Crime Law, Sending It to Biden After ...

The Senate on Wednesday voted overwhelmingly to block a new District of Columbia criminal code that reduces mandatory minimum sentences for some violent ...

DC crime legislation victories and failures over the years

The Secure DC Omnibus bill was introduced on Jan. 10 by Councilwoman Brooke Pinto, combining months of proposals and individual crime bills from ...

The Sentencing Project Condemns DC Council's Passage of Secure ...

DC Council should pursue real safety strategies, not failed responses to crime like longer sentences and more mandatory minimums.

D.C. crime bill to lengthen pre-trial detention up for final vote

The D.C. Council is set to vote on the Secure D.C. crime bill, which includes longer pre-trial detention and increased penalties for gun ...

Biden won't veto bill blocking the softening of DC's criminal code

President Biden said he plans to sign a bill blocking a Washington, D.C., law that critics have argued will soften existing crime statutes ...

How D.C.'s crime bill became a national issue - Los Angeles Times

President Biden surprised his party last week by saying he would not stop the GOP's effort to block D.C. from giving its archaic criminal ...

DC's New Crime Bill Hurts Our Neighbors Experiencing ...

Miriam's Kitchen is concerned about how the new Secure DC crime bill will impact our neighbors experiencing homelessness.

House narrowly approves bill gutting DC criminal justice law

The measure, introduced by Florida Representative Byron Donalds, would do away with sentencing guidelines for the capital city allowing ...