H.R. 5140To 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.

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Sponsor: Brandon Gill [R-TX-26]
Cosponsors: 6 · 6 Republicans
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Committee: Oversight and Government Reform Committee
Latest action: Sep 17, 2025 · Received in the Senate.

IntroducedSep 4, 2025
Passed the HouseSep 16, 2025
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What the measure doesCRS summary

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.

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.

The bill lowers the minimum age to be tried as an adult in these cases to 14 years of age.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, describing H.R. 5140 as introduced in House on Sep 4, 2025. It is not the text of the measure; a later amendment may have changed what it does.

How every member votedHouse roll call 271

House Sep 16, 2025

On Passage

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

Passed

225 Yea 203 Nay 4 not voting

Party-line vote 9 of 428 voting members broke with their own party: 8 Democrats, 1 Republican.

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Democratic213 members

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Republican218 members

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Cosponsors6 · 6 Republicans

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H.R. 5140To 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.

What the measure doesCRS summary

How every member votedHouse roll call 271

On Passage

How the chamber split

Cosponsors6 · 6 Republicans

H.R. 5140To 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.

What the measure doesCRS summary

How every member votedHouse roll call 271

On Passage

How the chamber split

Cosponsors6 · 6 Republicans

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