Requires Yearly Reports on Gang Crime
Gang Activity Reporting Act of 2025
Would require the Justice Department, with Homeland Security and the FBI, to report to Congress on gang activity every year. The first report would be due within 150 days, and parts could be classified.
Supporters say
Public safety groups would likely say better data helps lawmakers respond to gang violence. Accurate yearly numbers could help set clearer, evidence-based crime policy.
Critics say
Criminal justice groups would likely say the report could label young people as gang members. They may also argue the data-collection work adds cost for agencies.
Why it matters
Congress would get regular gang crime data to use when writing crime laws. The report would not change penalties, policing rules, or what people are charged with.
What it does
- Requires a first gang report within 150 days of the law taking effect
- Requires a new gang report to Congress every fiscal year after that
- Covers gang growth over the past 10 years, with arrest and seizure numbers
- Includes arrests of juveniles and firearms and fentanyl seized in gang operations
- Allows parts of the report to be classified if officials decide it is needed
Status
Latest action (2025-12-16): Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.