HR 5242
Advanced toward a vote
Repeals two D.C. criminal justice laws, the automated traffic enforcement program, and the limit on right turns at red lights, with the changes applying only to conduct after enactment.
Official title: To repeal the Second Chance Amendment Act of 2022 and the Incarceration Reduction Amendment Act of 2016.
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House
Introduced
10-SEP-2025
Referred
10-SEP-2025
Approved by committee
10-SEP-2025
Reported
14-OCT-2025
On the calendar
14-OCT-2025
- Repeals the Second Chance Amendment Act of 2022 and the Incarceration Reduction Amendment Act of 2016, restoring any law they amended or repealed as if they had never been enacted.
- Repeals Title IX of the Fiscal Year 1997 Budget Support Act of 1996, which governs automated traffic enforcement in the District of Columbia.
- Repeals Section 9e of the District of Columbia Traffic Act, 1925, which restricts right turns at red traffic signals.
- Applies to criminal conduct that occurred after the date of enactment.
Current. The Congressional Research Service's summary covers the bill's latest wording (Reported to House, 14-OCT-2025).
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