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H.R. 5242119th CongressPlaced on the calendarLatest action Oct 14, 2025Decoded by AI · checked against the record
Official title: To repeal the Second Chance Amendment Act of 2022 and the Incarceration Reduction Amendment Act of 2016.
Introduced:
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HR 5242 would repeal two D.C. laws that let people who offended young petition judges for reduced sentences.
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HR 5242 uses Congress's authority over Washington, D.C. to repeal the Second Chance Amendment Act of 2022 and the Incarceration Reduction Amendment Act of 2016. Both laws let people who committed crimes before age 25 (or as minors, under the 2016 law) petition a judge for reduced sentences after serving significant prison time and showing rehabilitation. Repeal would restore the law to how it was before these acts passed, ending future petitions under these programs.
Incarcerated people in D.C.'s prison system convicted of crimes committed at a young age, along with D.C. courts and corrections officials who implement the resentencing process.
Repealing these laws would eliminate an existing legal pathway for eligible D.C. prisoners to seek sentence reductions going forward. The bill also reflects a broader dispute over how much control Congress should exert over D.C.'s local criminal justice policies.
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Right now: it was placed on the House floor calendar, and the official record shows no floor action on it since. If the Senate changes it, it goes back to the House before reaching the President.
Latest action: — Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 293.