# 118-hjres-26: Disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the Revised Criminal Code Act of 2022.

118-hjres-26, Disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the Revised Criminal Code Act of 2022., is a 118th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Clyde, Andrew S. [R-GA-9] (R-GA); status became_law (as of 2026-01-05).

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## Facts
- Bill: 118-hjres-26
- Congress: 118
- Title: Disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the Revised Criminal Code Act of 2022.
- Status: became_law
- Introduced: 2023-02-02
- Sponsor: Rep. Clyde, Andrew S. [R-GA-9] (R-GA)
- Cosponsors: 46
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-01-05

## Summary

**Congress disapproves the District of Columbia Council's Revised Criminal Code Act of 2022 (D.C. Act 24-789).** This overturns that local law, which the Council enacted on January 17, 2023 and transmitted to Congress on January 27, 2023.

## Cosponsors (46)

- Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1] (R-GA), 2023-02-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2] (R-SC), 2023-02-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garcia, Mike [R-CA-25] (R-CA), 2023-02-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pfluger, August [R-TX-11] (R-TX), 2023-02-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Allen, Rick W. [R-GA-12] (R-GA), 2023-02-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Franklin, Scott [R-FL-18] (R-FL), 2023-02-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Babin, Brian [R-TX-36] (R-TX), 2023-02-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lesko, Debbie [R-AZ-8] (R-AZ), 2023-02-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Zinke, Ryan K. [R-MT-1] (R-MT), 2023-02-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Self, Keith [R-TX-3] (R-TX), 2023-02-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Good, Bob [R-VA-5] (R-VA), 2023-02-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cline, Ben [R-VA-6] (R-VA), 2023-02-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crenshaw, Dan [R-TX-2] (R-TX), 2023-02-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Mike [R-LA-4] (R-LA), 2023-02-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scott, Austin [R-GA-8] (R-GA), 2023-02-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Palmer, Gary J. [R-AL-6] (R-AL), 2023-02-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Green, Mark E. [R-TN-7] (R-TN), 2023-02-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5] (R-AZ), 2023-02-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Comer, James [R-KY-1] (R-KY), 2023-02-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cloud, Michael [R-TX-27] (R-TX), 2023-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Foxx, Virginia [R-NC-5] (R-NC), 2023-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Amodei, Mark E. [R-NV-2] (R-NV), 2023-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bishop, Dan [R-NC-9] (R-NC), 2023-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Roy, Chip [R-TX-21] (R-TX), 2023-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Higgins, Clay [R-LA-3] (R-LA), 2023-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davidson, Warren [R-OH-8] (R-OH), 2023-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tiffany, Thomas P. [R-WI-7] (R-WI), 2023-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Greene, Marjorie Taylor [R-GA-14] (R-GA), 2023-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Donalds, Byron [R-FL-19] (R-FL), 2023-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Miller, Mary E. [R-IL-15] (R-IL), 2023-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brecheen, Josh [R-OK-2] (R-OK), 2023-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Norman, Ralph [R-SC-5] (R-SC), 2023-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ogles, Andrew [R-TN-5] (R-TN), 2023-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Luna, Anna Paulina [R-FL-13] (R-FL), 2023-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Balderson, Troy [R-OH-12] (R-OH), 2023-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Edwards, Chuck [R-NC-11] (R-NC), 2023-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gimenez, Carlos A. [R-FL-28] (R-FL), 2023-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-17] (R-TX), 2023-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Waltz, Michael [R-FL-6] (R-FL), 2023-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fry, Russell [R-SC-7] (R-SC), 2023-02-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McCormick, Richard [R-GA-7] (R-GA), 2023-02-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-41] (R-CA), 2023-02-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garbarino, Andrew R. [R-NY-2] (R-NY), 2023-02-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Perry, Scott [R-PA-10] (R-PA), 2023-02-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Guest, Michael [R-MS-3] (R-MS), 2023-02-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Posey, Bill [R-FL-8] (R-FL), 2023-02-07T00:00:00.000Z

## Votes

| Date | Chamber | Question | Result | Yea | Nay |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2023-03-08T18:27:00.000Z | senate | On the Joint Resolution H.J.Res. 26 | Joint Resolution Passed | 81 | 14 |
| 2023-02-09T00:00:00.000Z | house | On Passage | Passed | 250 | 173 |

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## Sources
- [118-hjres-26 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-joint-resolution/26)

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