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To repeal the District of Columbia Incarceration Reduction Amendment Act and Second Look Amendment Act, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill establishes a grant program in the District of Columbia for organizations providing services to survivors of violent crimes. Starting in fiscal year 2026, the Office of Victim Services and Justice Grants shall issue annual grants of up to $200,000 per organization to support these services. Eligible services include advocacy, mental health support, and employment assistance for violent crime survivors. The bill title indicates it also repeals the District of Columbia Incarceration Reduction Amendment Act and Second Look Amendment Act, though the specific details of those repeals are not included in the provided excerpt.
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Sponsor (1)
- Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] (R-TX)
3 cosponsors
- Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] (R-TN)
- Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC] (R-NC)
- Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC] (R-SC)
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to John Cornyn’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- CAPITAL GROUP $22,500
- ANDREESSEN HOROWITZ $16,500
- PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES $13,686
- WINKLEVOSS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT $13,200
- BLACKSTONE $12,600
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for John Cornyn → · Outside spending →
Actions (2)
- Sep 16, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. · senate
- Sep 16, 2025 Introduced in Senate
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Full text
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
September 16, 2025
Mr. Cornyn (for himself, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Budd, and Mr. Graham) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
A BILL
To repeal the District of Columbia Incarceration Reduction Amendment Act and Second Look Amendment Act, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 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”.
SEC. 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 Sentence and Parole for the District of Columbia and to determine its functions, and for other purposes”, approved July 15, 1932 (sec. 24-403.03, D.C. Official Code), is amended to read as follows:
“SEC. 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 in an amount that is not more than $200,000 per grant per year to organizations that provide services to survivors of violent crimes, including advocacy, mental health, and employment services.”. <all>
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