Overview

• The Republican-led House approved two D.C.-focused measures affecting juvenile justice, including adult prosecution for certain violent crimes by 14–15-year-olds and cutting the juvenile threshold from age 24 to 18.
• The package passed 225–203 with eight Democrats joining Republicans in favor.
• Backers, led by sponsor Byron Donalds, argue the changes target violence and he called for an online portal to publish crime statistics.
• Democrats denounced the effort as partisan interference in local governance, with Rep. Robert Garcia issuing pointed criticism of the push.
• House passage does not change law, with the measures advancing as part of a broader federal effort to assert control over public safety in the District.