People committing crimes in D.C. while wearing ski masks would face longer prison sentences.
People who commit crimes in Washington D.C. while wearing a ski mask would face longer prison sentences. This bill would add extra jail time. This extra time would be on top of the punishment for the original crime. It would apply to both misdemeanors (smaller crimes) and felonies (more serious crimes) committed in D.C. after the bill becomes law.
Currently, people who commit crimes in the District of Columbia while wearing a ski mask only face penalties for the crime itself. This bill would add specific extra prison time for wearing the mask. For a misdemeanor, this means at least 6 more months. For a felony, it means at least 2 more years. Both are added to the existing sentence.
HR 9775 · 119th Congress · July 20, 2026 · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 10/10
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