S2815-119

In Committee

JUSTICE in D.C. Act

119th Congress Introduced Sep 16, 2025

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, JUSTICE in D.C. Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors. The main policy domain is Criminal Justice, Healthcare, Labor.

Who Benefits and How

law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section S1: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Just Incarceration of Criminal Elements in D.C. Act or the JUSTICE in D.C. Act.
  • Section id84ed6942f96548429af9cb7c77945978: 2. Repeal of the Incarceration Reduction Amendment and Second Look Amendment Acts Section 3c of the Act entitled An Act to establish a Board of Indeterminate...
  • Section id2e751c68545a40bc9ba5394c4cffaf2a: 3c. Grants for victims of violent crime Beginning in fiscal year 2026, the Office of Victim Services and Justice Grants shall, on an annual basis, issue grants...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, JUSTICE in D.C. Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors.

Key Policy Areas

Criminal Justice, Healthcare, Labor

Primary Purpose

This bill, JUSTICE in D.C. Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors.

Policy Domains

Criminal Justice Healthcare Labor

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors
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law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors: ,
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors
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federal implementing agencies: ,
law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors: ,

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Sep 16, 2025

Mr. Cornyn (for himself, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Budd, and Mr. …

Sep 16, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security …

Sep 16, 2025

Introduced in Senate

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Criminal Justice Healthcare Labor
Actor Mappings
"federal_implementing_agencies"
→ Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill

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