President Biden signed a pair of bills into law Monday that reverse an overhaul of the District of Columbia's criminal code and require the declassification of information about the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The measure disapproving of a D.C. Council bill to revise criminal penalties in the nation's capital received bipartisan support in both chambers of Congress. The bill to declassify information about the origins of the coronavirus, including any connection to a lab in Wuhan, China, passed both chambers unanimously. Both were adopted earlier this month., rejecting a Republican-led measure regarding a Department of Labor rule for investment managers.
The D.C. Council's measure sought to shorten maximum sentences for some crimes, like carjacking, burglary and robbery, while lengthening them for others. It also would have eliminated nearly all mandatory minimum sentences, except for first-degree murder. Supporters of the congressional disapproval resolution suggested that shortening any sentences while crimes like carjacking have been on the rise sends the wrong message.
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