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House Bill 2159
119th Congress(2025-2026)
Count the Crimes to Cut Act
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Passed House on Dec 1, 2025
Overview
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The "Count the Crimes to Cut Act" requires reports on federal criminal offenses, aiming to increase transparency. The Attorney General must list all criminal statutory offenses, their penalties, prosecutions, and mens rea requirements. Additionally, each federal agency must report their criminal regulatory offenses, penalties, violations referred for prosecution, and mens rea requirements. The Act also mandates the creation of publicly accessible indexes for these offenses. The Act doesn't authorize appropriations. As a constituent, the Act aims to gather comprehensive data on federal criminal offenses, potentially leading to reforms in the criminal justice system and regulatory enforcement.

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Sponsor
Introduced
Mar 14, 2025
Latest Action
Apr 14, 2026
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
2159
Congress
119
Policy Area
Crime and Law Enforcement
Crime and Law Enforcement
Primary focus of measure is criminal offenses, investigation and prosecution, procedure and sentencing; corrections and imprisonment; juvenile crime; law enforcement administration. Measures concerning terrorism may fall under Emergency Management or International Affairs policy areas.
Sponsorship by Party
Republican
Texas
Republican
Arizona
Democrat
Tennessee
House Votes (1)
Senate Votes (0)
checkPassed on December 1, 2025
Status
Passed
Type
Voice Vote
Voice Vote
A vote in which the presiding officer states the question, then asks those in favor and against to say "Yea" or "Nay," respectively, and announces the result according to his or her judgment. The names or numbers of senators voting on each side are not recorded.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4923)
Summary

Count the Crimes to Cut Act of 2025

This bill establishes public databases of federal criminal offenses.

Specifically, the bill requires the Department of Justice to report on and create a public database of all criminal statutory offenses. Additionally, the bill requires federal agencies to report on and create public databases of criminal regulatory offenses that they enforce.

Text (4)
December 2, 2025
December 1, 2025
October 17, 2025
March 14, 2025
Actions (16)
04/14/2026
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 370.
04/14/2026
Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Grassley without amendment. Without written report.
03/26/2026
Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
12/02/2025
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
12/01/2025
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
12/01/2025
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4923)
12/01/2025
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4923)
12/01/2025
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2159.
12/01/2025
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4923-4926)
12/01/2025
Mr. Roy moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
10/17/2025
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 298.
10/17/2025
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 119-346.
06/10/2025
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by Voice Vote.
06/10/2025
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
03/14/2025
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
03/14/2025
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Apr 15, 2026 4:05:25 PM