D.C. would get tougher mandatory prison sentences for serious crimes like murder, rape, and carjacking.
This bill would make prison sentences longer for people convicted of certain serious crimes in Washington D.C. It would increase the mandatory minimum time someone must spend in prison for crimes such as first-degree murder, rape, and carjacking.
Today, in Washington D.C., the mandatory minimum sentence for first-degree murder is not less than 30 years, and unarmed carjacking is not less than 7 years. If this bill becomes law, first-degree murder would require life imprisonment without release, and unarmed carjacking would require at least 10 years. Sentences for other serious crimes like rape, second-degree murder, and armed carjacking would also increase significantly.
HR 5172 · 119th Congress · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 10/10
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