To Lower the Age for Trying Minors as Adults in the District of Columbia (H.R. 5140) and Eight Other Measures

H. Res. 707 · H.R. 5140, H.R. 4922, H.R. 5143, and 6 more

This rule currently governs H.R. 5140, H.R. 4922, H.R. 5143, and 6 more.

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Overview

Floor outcome, , and debate structure.

Floor adoption

213-211

Floor vote date

Sep 16, 2025

h268-1-119

8-2

213-207

one hour of general debate on each such bill equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform or their respective designees.

Committee motion

Motion by Mr. Langworthy to report the rule. Adopted: 8-2

Who Ran The Debate?

Measures Governed

The bills and resolutions linked to this special rule entry.

H.R. 5140

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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.

H.R. 4922

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D. C. Criminal Reforms to Immediately Make Everyone Safe Act of 2025

H.R. 5143

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District of Columbia Policing Protection Act of 2025

H.R. 5125

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Rule Instructions

Numbered parsed from the source rule text.

No.	Provision text
No procedural provisions have been parsed for this entry.

Rules Committee Vote

Recorded votes on the .

Member	Vote	Party bloc
Mrs. Fischbach	yea	Majority
Mr. Norman	yea	Majority