H.R. 2159: Count the Crimes to Cut Act

119th Congress · introduced 2025-03-14 · Crime and Law Enforcement · Latest: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 370.

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Official title

Count the Crimes to Cut Act

Plain 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.

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Count the Crimes to Cut Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Roy, Chip [R-TX-21] · 4 cosponsors

Money: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 2159, Count the Crimes to Cut Act (2026-02-12); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 2159, Count the Crimes to Cut Act (2026-04-15) No linked contracts or vendors yet.

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-119hr2159.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119/hr>

Record fed-us-cong119-hr2159 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong119 · updated 2026-11-03 by psicol fed-bills