Concealed Crime Prevention Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9775 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 9775

    To provide for enhanced penalties for wearing a ski mask while
  committing a criminal offense in the District of Columbia, and for
                            other purposes.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 20, 2026

 Mr. Burchett introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
              Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

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                                 A BILL

    To provide for enhanced penalties for wearing a ski mask while
  committing a criminal offense in the District of Columbia, 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 ``Concealed Crime Prevention Act''.

SEC. 2. ENHANCED PENALTY FOR WEARING SKI MASK DURING THE COMMISSION OF
              CRIMINAL OFFENSE IN DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

    (a) In General.--Title II of the District of Columbia Theft and
White Collar Crime Act of 1982 (sec. 22-3601 et seq., D.C. Official
Code) is amended by adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 206. ENHANCED PENALTY FOR WEARING SKI MASK DURING THE COMMISSION
              OF CRIMINAL OFFENSE.

    ``(a) In General.--A person who wears a ski mask during the
commission of criminal offense in the District of Columbia shall be
subject to the following enhanced penalties in addition to any other
applicable sentence for such offense:
            ``(1) With respect to a misdemeanor, a term of imprisonment
        of not less than 6 months, which shall run consecutively with
        any other term of imprisonment imposed for such offense.
            ``(2) With respect to a felony, a term of imprisonment of
        not less than 2 years, which shall run consecutively with any
        other term of imprisonment imposed for such offense.
    ``(b) Ski Mask Defined.--In this section, the term `ski mask'--
            ``(1) means a balaclava or similar head covering which is
        worn in such a manner that only the eyes, nose, and mouth are
        exposed and the identity of the wearer is concealed; and
            ``(2) excludes religious headwear.''.
    (b) Applicability.--This Act, and the amendment made by this Act,
shall apply with respect to a criminal offense committed in the
District of Columbia on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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