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H.R. 5172

U.S. House•House Floor Calendar

Summary

H.R. 5172, the Strong Sentences for Safer D.C. Streets Act of 2025, was introduced in the House on Sep 8, 2025 by Rep. Andy Biggs (R) with 2 co-sponsors. It last saw action on Oct 3, 2025: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 279.

Record

Text

H.R. 5172 has 2 co-sponsors.

hb5172/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 5172 IH: Strong Sentences for Safer D.C. Streets Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-09-08
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 5172  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   September 8, 2025   Mr. Biggs of Arizona  (for himself and  Mr. Donalds ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform    A BILL
To increase the mandatory minimum sentences applicable to certain crimes in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Strong Sentences for Safer D.C. Streets Act  .
2.
Increase in mandatory minimum sentences for certain crimes in District of Columbia
(a)
First degree murder
(1)
Mandatory life imprisonment
Section 801 of the Act to establish a code of law for the District of Columbia, approved March 3, 1901 (sec. 22–2104, D.C. Official Code) is amended—
(A)
in subsection (a), by striking  not less than 30 years  and all that follows and inserting  life imprisonment without release. ; and
(B)
by striking subsection (b).
(2)
Conforming amendment relating to sentencing procedure
Section 801a of the Act to establish a code of law for the District of Columbia, approved March 3, 1901 (sec. 22–2104.01, D.C. Official Code) is repealed.
(3)
Conforming amendment relating to conditions for imposition of sentence in excess
  of 60 years
Section 3a(b–2)(1) of the Act to establish a Board of Indeterminate Sentence and Parole for the District of Columbia and to determine its functions, and for other purposes, approved July 15, 1932 (sec. 24–403.01(b–2)(1), D.C. Official Code) is amended by striking  in excess of 60 years for first degree murder or first degree murder while armed, .
(b)
Second degree murder
Section 801(c) of the Act to establish a code of law for the District of Columbia, approved March 3, 1901 (sec. 22–2104(c), D.C. Official Code) is amended by striking  not more than life  and inserting  not less than 10 years or more than life .
(c)
Rape and first degree sexual abuse
Section 801a of the Act to establish a code of law for the District of Columbia, approved March 3, 1901 (sec. 22–2104.01, D.C. Official Code) is repealed.
(1)
Mandatory minimum for rape
Section 3(b) of the Act to establish a Board of Indeterminate Sentence and Parole for the District of Columbia and to determine its functions, and for other purposes, approved July 15, 1932 (sec. 24–403(b), D.C. Official Code) is amended by striking  shall not be less than 7 years if the violation occurs after the person has been convicted in the District of Columbia or elsewhere of a crime of violence, as so defined  and inserting  shall be not less than 25 years or, if the violation occurs after the person has been convicted in the District of Columbia or elsewhere of a crime of violence, as so defined, shall be not less than 30 years .
(2)
Mandatory minimum for first degree sexual abuse
Section 201(a) of the Anti-Sexual Abuse Act of 1994 (sec. 22–3002(a), D.C. Official Code) is amended by striking  for any term of years or life  and inserting  for a term of not less than 25 years or more than life .
(3)
Removal of requirement of aggravating circumstances for imposition of sentence in
  excess of 30 years
Section 201(b) of the Anti-Sexual Abuse Act of 1994 (sec. 22–3002(b), D.C. Official Code) is amended by striking  The court may impose  and inserting  Except in the case of a sentence imposed under subsection (a) or imposed on a person convicted of rape pursuant to section 3(b) of the Act to establish a Board of Indeterminate Sentence and Parole for the District of Columbia and to determine its functions, and for other purposes, approved July 15, 1932, the court may impose .
(d)
Kidnaping
Section 812 of the Act to establish a code of law for the District of Columbia, approved March 3, 1901 (sec. 22–2001, D.C. Official Code) is amended by striking  not more than 30 years  and inserting  not less than 10 years or more than 30 years .
(e)
Car jacking
(1)
Unarmed
Section 811a(a)(2) of the Act to establish a code of law for the District of Columbia, approved March 3, 1901 (sec. 22–2803(a)(2), D.C. Official Code) is amended by striking  not less than 7 years  and inserting  not less than 10 years .
(2)
Armed
Section 811a(b)(2) of such Act (sec. 22–2803(b)(2), D.C. Official Code) is amended by striking  not less than 15 years  and inserting  not less than 20 years .
(f)
First degree burglary
Section 823(a) of the Act to establish a code of law for the District of Columbia, approved March 3, 1901 (sec. 22–801(a), D.C. Official Code) is amended by striking  not less than 5 years  and inserting  not less than 10 years .
3.
Effective date
This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall apply with respect to individuals charged on or after the date of the enactment of this Act with an offense to which such an amendment applies.

Tracker

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  1. Introduced2025-09-08
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

The summaries are the Congressional Research Service’s, one per stage. Read them in full.

Introduced in House Sep 8, 2025

hb5172/introduced-in-house.md

Shown Here:
Introduced in House (09/08/2025)

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.

Sponsors

Rep. Andy Biggs (R) sponsors H.R. 5172, and 2 members have co-sponsored it, 1 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 5172 went before 1 committee: Oversight and Government Reform.

Oversight and Government Reform
Oversight and Government Reform
Reported By · Oct 3, 2025 · 696 Bills

Reports

1 committee report has been filed on H.R. 5172, the latest H. Rept. 119-326.

Actions

H.R. 5172 has taken 6 actions since Sep 8, 2025, the latest on Oct 3, 2025.

ChamberAction
Oct 3, 2025
House
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. H. Rept. 119-326.Oversight and Government Reform Committee
Oct 3, 2025
House
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 279.
Sep 10, 2025
House
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session HeldOversight and Government Reform Committee
Sep 10, 2025
House
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 26 - 19.Oversight and Government Reform Committee
Sep 8, 2025
House
Introduced in House

Votes

H.R. 5172 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 5172 goes by 4 titles, 2 of them short titles.

  • Strong Sentences for Safer D.C. Streets Act of 2025 — Display Title
  • Strong Sentences for Safer D.C. Streets Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Reported to House
  • Strong Sentences for Safer D.C. Streets Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To increase the mandatory minimum sentences applicable to certain crimes in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Cost estimate

The Congressional Budget Office has filed 1 estimate for H.R. 5172, the latest on Oct 3, 2025.

Lobbying

3 clients hired 4 firms and 8 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 5172 in 7 quarterly filings, 2025. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice, Budget/Appropriations, Environment/Superfund, Family issues/Abortion/Adoption, Firearms/Guns/Ammunition, Government Issues, Health Issues, Immigration.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
THE SENTENCING PROJECTThe Sentencing Project advocates for effective and humane responses to crime that minimizeDistrict of Columbia25$6.5K
CONFERENCE OF PROVINCIALS OF NORTH AMERICA—Missouri11$20K
LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF THE U.S.—District of Columbia11—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
MR. KEITH WALLINGTON13$6.5K
THE SENTENCING PROJECT12—
LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF THE U.S.11—
NATIONAL ADVOCACY CENTER OF THE SISTERS OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD11$20K

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
KEITH WALLINGTON113
ELIZABETH KOMAR112
CELINA STEWART111
FRANCES ESKIN-ROYER111
JESSICA CAPPARELL111
KRISTEN KERN111
MARCIA JOHNSON111
REBECCA GOLDMAN111

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF THE U.S.LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF THE U.S.2025 third_quarter$140K3rd Quarter - Report
THE SENTENCING PROJECTTHE SENTENCING PROJECT2025 fourth_quarter$52.2K4th Quarter - Report
THE SENTENCING PROJECTTHE SENTENCING PROJECT2025 third_quarter$33.9K3rd Quarter - Report
CONFERENCE OF PROVINCIALS OF NORTH AMERICANATIONAL ADVOCACY CENTER OF THE SISTERS OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD2025 fourth_quarter$20K4th Quarter - Report
THE SENTENCING PROJECTMR. KEITH WALLINGTON2025 third_quarter$6.5K3rd Quarter - Report
THE SENTENCING PROJECTMR. KEITH WALLINGTON2025 fourth_quarter—4th Quarter - Report
THE SENTENCING PROJECTMR. KEITH WALLINGTON2025 third_quarter—Registration

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 5172 under Crime and Law Enforcement, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 7 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 5172’s is Crime and Law Enforcement.

hr5172/policy-areas.txt
Crime and Law EnforcementAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Legislative Subjects

H.R. 5172 carries 7 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Assault and harassment offenses to Violent crime.

hr5172/subjects.txt
Assault and harassment offensesCrimes against propertyCriminal procedure and sentencingDistrict of ColumbiaMotor vehiclesSex offensesViolent crime

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 5172, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 146 (Monday, September 8, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. BIGGS of Arizona:H.R. 5172.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto Article I, Section 8, Clause 17 of the United StatesConstitution.[Page H3893]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com