Rep. Byron Donalds (R-Fla.) is reintroducing a bill on Friday to assert congressional control over the District of Columbia’s sentencing policies.

Dubbed the D. C. Criminal Reforms to Immediately Make Everyone Safe Act, or DC CRIMES Act, the bill would prohibit the District’s local officials from changing sentencing laws and restrict the ability of local judges to be more lenient with younger criminals.

The bill’s introduction comes as President Trump this week floated fully federalizing D.C. as a means to address crime in the nation’s capital.

Trump’s message came after Edward Coristine, who worked in the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and gained notoriety for his nickname “Big Balls,” was allegedly

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