2024: Fitzpatrick Voted To Limit "Youth Offenders" In The District Of
Columbia To Individuals Under Eighteen Rather Than Twenty-Four And To
Require The Establishment Of A Public Website With Juvenile Crime
Data. In May 2024, Fitzpatrick voted for , according to Congressional
Quarterly, "the bill that would amend D.C. Official Code to limit 'youth
offenders' to individuals 18 years old or younger, instead of 24 years
old or younger, and make conforming changes to D.C. law. It would direct
the D.C. attorney general to establish and operate, within 180 days of
the bill's enactment, a publicly accessible website that contains D.C.
juvenile crime data, including the number of arrested juveniles,
demographic data and information about certain petty and violent crimes
committed, among other information. The website would be updated monthly
and appropriately archived to provide indefinite public access to
historical data on juvenile arrests and prosecutions. The bill would
prohibit publishing personally identifiable information on the website.
It also would prohibit the D.C. Council from enacting any act,
resolution or rule to change any criminal liability sentences in effect
on the date of the bill's enactment." The House passed the bill by a
vote of 225 to 181. [House Vote 201,
5/15/24; Congressional
Quarterly, 5/15/24;
Congressional Actions, H.R.
7530]