Comer Applauds Senate Passage of Resolution Blocking D.C. Council’s Pro-Criminal Law - United States House Committee on Oversight and Accountability

Encourages President Biden to immediately sign resolution

WASHINGTON – Today, House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) applauded bipartisan Senate passage of a joint resolution (H. J. Res. 26) blocking the D.C. Council’s Revised Criminal Code Act of 2022, which would lower penalties for a number of violent criminal offenses, from going into effect.

“Today’s strong vote in the Senate to stop the D.C. Council’s pro-criminal law from going into effect is the result of House Republicans keeping our pledge to make our nation safe. Our nation’s capital is facing a worsening crime crisis with increases in property theft, carjackings, and homicides because of the D.C. Council’s failure to protect its community,” said Chairman Comer. “These far-left policies enable criminals to run rampant and jeopardize the safety of Americans. The D.C. Council is determined to double down on leniency for society’s violent criminals, and House Republicans have led the charge to ensure law and order. With the passage of this resolution, Congress will put a stop to the radical push to enact soft-on-crime legislation. President Biden must immediately sign this resolution to prevent D.C.’s crime crisis from becoming a catastrophe.”

Comer Applauds Passage of Resolutions Preventing Radical D.C. Council Laws from Going Into Effect