HR 5140
Passed a chamber
Lowers from 16 to 14 the age at which a minor charged with certain serious crimes in the District of Columbia can be moved out of family court and tried as an adult.
Official title: 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.
Timeline each lane is a chamber; dates pull from congress.gov actions
House
Introduced
04-SEP-2025
Referred
04-SEP-2025
Approved by committee
10-SEP-2025
On the calendar
15-SEP-2025
Passed
16-SEP-2025
Senate
Received
17-SEP-2025
- Amends the D.C. Code so that minors as young as 14, rather than 16, can be excluded from family court jurisdiction for certain offenses
- Lowers the age for transfer to criminal proceedings in the D.C. Code from 15 to 14 for one category and from 16 to 14 for another
- Applies to criminal offenses committed on or after the date of enactment
Covers an older version. The newest CRS summary describes the bill as of "Introduced in House" (04-SEP-2025); the text has changed since (Engrossed in House, 16-SEP-2025).
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