Congress acted on youth crime in the nation’s capital on Tuesday, passing legislation to change how youth are prosecuted in the district.

The effort is part of President Donald Trump’s attempt to crack down on crime in Washington.

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Two bills passed with at least some bipartisan support — the D.C. Crimes Act and the D.C. Juvenile Sentencing Reform Act. The first bill lowered the age of a youth offender in D.C. from 24 to 18 and required criminal sentencing be at least as long as the mandatory minimums for adults.

The D.C. Crimes Act p

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