{"format":1,"id":"119-hr-5140","congress":119,"number":"H.R. 5140","kind":"bill","group":"bills","title":"To lower the age at which a minor may be tried as an adult for certain criminal offenses in the District of Columbia to 14 years of age.","title_source":"Display Title","official_title":"To lower the age at which a minor may be tried as an adult for certain criminal offenses in the District of Columbia to 14 years of age.","titles":[{"type":"Official Title as Introduced","title":"To lower the age at which a minor may be tried as an adult for certain criminal offenses in the District of Columbia to 14 years of age."},{"type":"Display Title","title":"To lower the age at which a minor may be tried as an adult for certain criminal offenses in the District of Columbia to 14 years of age."},{"type":"Official Title from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text","title":"To lower the age at which a minor may be tried as an adult for certain criminal offenses in the District of Columbia to 14 years of age."}],"outcome":"passed_house","law_number":null,"introduced":"2025-09-04","chambers":{"house":{"status":"roll_call","date":"2025-09-16","vote":{"id":"119-2025-h271","question":"On Passage","title":"To lower the age at which a minor may be tried as an adult for certain criminal offenses in the District of Columbia to 14 years of age","result":"Passed","yea":225,"nay":203,"present":0,"not_voting":4,"source":"https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2025/roll271.xml"}},"senate":{"status":"pending","date":null,"vote":null}},"president":{"status":"not_yet","date":null},"vice_president_tie_breaker":null,"latest_action":{"text":"Received in the Senate.","date":"2025-09-17"},"nominees":null,"amendments":[],"other_votes":[],"crs_summary":{"date":"2025-09-04","stage":"Introduced in House","blocks":[{"k":"p","t":"This bill lowers the age at which an individual may be tried as an adult for certain criminal offenses in the District of Columbia (DC) to 14 years of age."},{"k":"p","t":"Under current DC law, an individual who is under 18 years of age is tried as a juvenile in family court. However, an individual who is 16 years of age or older may be tried as an adult if the individual is charged with murder, first-degree sexual abuse, burglary in the first degree, robbery while armed, or assault with intent to commit any such offense. Additionally, an individual who is 15 years of age or older may be tried as an adult if the individual is alleged to have committed a felony and it is determined that (1) it is in the interest of the public welfare to try the individual as an adult, and (2) there are no reasonable prospects for the individual's rehabilitation."},{"k":"p","t":"The bill lowers the minimum age to be tried as an adult in these cases to 14 years of age."}],"words":175},"summary":{"main_subject":{"text":"Lowers to fourteen years the age at which a minor may be tried as an adult for certain criminal offenses in the District of Columbia, by amending the District of Columbia Official Code.","cites":[{"label":"Sec. 1","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5140/text/eh#HEBD7BD0792B0408393951486930C1656"}]},"core_areas":["Age at which a minor may be tried as an adult in the District of Columbia","Family Court jurisdiction over minors in the District of Columbia","Transfer of minors to criminal proceedings in the District of Columbia"],"what_it_does":[{"text":"Changes the age at which a minor may be excluded from the jurisdiction of the Family Court from sixteen to fourteen, by replacing \"sixteen years of age\" and \"the age of sixteen\" with fourteen in the District of Columbia Official Code.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 1","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5140/text/eh#HEBD7BD0792B0408393951486930C1656"}},{"text":"Changes the age in the District of Columbia Official Code's transfer provision from fifteen to fourteen in paragraph (1), for a minor's transfer to a criminal proceeding.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 1","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5140/text/eh#HEBD7BD0792B0408393951486930C1656"}},{"text":"Changes the age in paragraph (2) of the same transfer provision from sixteen to fourteen, for a minor's transfer to a criminal proceeding.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 1","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5140/text/eh#HEBD7BD0792B0408393951486930C1656"}},{"text":"Applies the Act and its amendments to criminal offenses committed on and after the date of enactment.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 1","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5140/text/eh#HEBD7BD0792B0408393951486930C1656"}}],"unexpected":[],"version":{"type":"Engrossed in House","date":"2025-09-16","rule":"passed","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5140/text/eh"},"current":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","approved":"2026-09-29","approved_by":"checks"},"sources":{"congress_gov":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5140","text":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5140/text"},"card":{"image":"card/item/119-hr-5140.png","v":"9d6d9579b606","alt":"Votes on Record. H.R. 5140, 119th Congress: To lower the age at which a minor may be tried as an adult for certain criminal offenses in the District of Columbia to 14 years of age. House: 225 Yea, 203 Nay. Senate: not yet considered. Outcome: Passed House, 16 Sep 2025."}}