Disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the Revised Criminal Code Act of 2022.

This law blocked a major overhaul of the District of Columbia’s criminal code that had been approved by the D.C. Council. By nullifying the local act, this resolution prevented changes that would have reduced maximum penalties for certain violent crimes, eliminated most mandatory minimum sentences, and expanded the right to a jury trial for misdemeanor offenses. As a result, the District’s existing criminal laws and sentencing guidelines remain in effect as they were before the local revision was passed.