Make the District of Columbia Safe and Beautiful Act of 2025
This bill establishes a temporary federal cleanup initiative and a public safety commission to operate in Washington, D.C., through January 2029. Federal and local authorities would coordinate to remove graffiti, clean streets and transit facilities, and repair or restore damaged and removed public monuments. The newly created commission would work to increase police presence around landmarks and transit hubs, crack down on Metro fare evasion, push for maximum detention of defendants awaiting trial, enforce federal immigration and deportation laws, and lower the costs and processing times for local concealed carry gun licenses.
What this bill touches.
Who it helps · who it burdens.
Who it helps
- Concealed carry license applicants in D.C.Under Section 3(d)(1)(E), the Commission is directed to collaborate with local officials to help speed up permit processing and reduce application fees for concealed carry handgun licenses in the District of Columbia.
- Metropolitan Police Department of the District of ColumbiaUnder Section 3(d)(1)(D), receives federal support to facilitate officer recruitment, retention, and operational capabilities, as well as coordinated federal personnel and resources to assist with law enforcement.
- District of Columbia forensic crime laboratoryUnder Section 3(d)(1)(C), receives federal commission assistance to facilitate prompt and complete professional accreditation.
- Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA)Under Section 3(d)(1)(G) and 3(d)(2), receives commission collaboration and law enforcement assistance to stop fare evasion and reduce crime throughout the Metro system.
Who it burdens
- Department of the InteriorRequired by Section 2 to establish, implement, and coordinate a multi-agency beautification and monument restoration program in D.C., as well as submit annual progress reports to Congress through January 2029.
- Pretrial criminal defendants in D.C.Under Section 3(d)(1)(F), the Commission is directed to review federal prosecution policies and recommend stricter pretrial detention rules to maximize detention before trial for individuals deemed public safety threats.
Who opposes it
- Undocumented immigrants in D.C.Under Section 3(d)(1)(A) and (B), the Commission is tasked with advancing policies that maximize federal immigration enforcement, redirecting law enforcement resources toward apprehension and deportation, and monitoring local sanctuary-city policies.
The provisions, in plain language.
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Requires the Secretary of the Interior to establish a program through January 2029 to clean public spaces, remove graffiti, restore defaced or removed monuments, and coordinate beautification efforts across the District of Columbia.
Establishes the District of Columbia Safe and Beautiful Commission through January 2029, made up of federal and local law enforcement and agency leaders and chaired by a senior White House official.
Directs the Commission to recommend policies maximizing federal immigration enforcement, encourage redirecting law enforcement resources toward deportations, and monitor D.C.'s sanctuary-city status.
Directs the Commission to help the Metropolitan Police Department recruit and retain officers and coordinate federal law enforcement personnel and resources to fight crime.
Directs the Commission to assist local officials in speeding up permit processing and lowering fees for concealed carry handgun licenses in D.C.
Directs the Commission to review federal prosecutorial policies and recommend stricter pretrial detention rules to ensure dangerous defendants remain jailed before trial.
Directs the Commission to coordinate increased federal and local law enforcement patrols across D.C. parks, monuments, parkways, and transit hubs, with authority to request operational help from local police.
Directs the Secretary of the Interior to submit annual progress reports on the D.C. beautification program to relevant congressional committees.
Directs the Commission to assist in securing full and prompt accreditation for the District of Columbia's forensic crime laboratory.
Directs the Commission to work with local transit authorities to stop fare evasion and reduce crime on the Metro system.
Requires the Commission to submit a report to Congress detailing its activities and recommending related legislative changes.
Requires the Secretary of the Interior to establish a program through January 2029 to clean public spaces, remove graffiti, restore defaced or removed monuments, and coordinate beautification efforts across the District of Columbia.
Establishes the District of Columbia Safe and Beautiful Commission through January 2029, made up of federal and local law enforcement and agency leaders and chaired by a senior White House official.
Directs the Commission to recommend policies maximizing federal immigration enforcement, encourage redirecting law enforcement resources toward deportations, and monitor D.C.'s sanctuary-city status.
Directs the Commission to help the Metropolitan Police Department recruit and retain officers and coordinate federal law enforcement personnel and resources to fight crime.
Directs the Commission to assist local officials in speeding up permit processing and lowering fees for concealed carry handgun licenses in D.C.
Directs the Commission to review federal prosecutorial policies and recommend stricter pretrial detention rules to ensure dangerous defendants remain jailed before trial.
Directs the Commission to coordinate increased federal and local law enforcement patrols across D.C. parks, monuments, parkways, and transit hubs, with authority to request operational help from local police.
How your members of Congress line up
How members voted on Make the District of Columbia Safe and Beautiful Act of 2025.
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How it moved.
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- Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 437.
- Received in the Senate.
- Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 218 - 206 (Roll no. 101). (text: CR H2698-2699)
- Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 218 - 206 (Roll no. 101).
- On motion to recommit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 207 - 214 (Roll no. 100).
- The previous question on the motion to recommit was ordered pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XIX.
- Ms. McClellan moved to recommit to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. (CR H2704)
- The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
- DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 5103.
- Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 8029, H. Res. 1128, H.R. 5103 and H.R. 7084. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 8029, H. Res. 1128, H.R. 5103, and H.R. 7084 under a closed rule with one hour of general debate on each measure. The resolution provides for one motion to recommit on H.R. 8029, H.R. 5103, and H.R. 7084.
- Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1131. (consideration: CR H2698-2705)
- Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1131 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 8029, H. Res. 1128, H.R. 5103 and H.R. 7084. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 8029, H. Res. 1128, H.R. 5103, and H.R. 7084 under a closed rule with one hour of general debate on each measure. The resolution provides for one motion to recommit on H.R. 8029, H.R. 5103, and H.R. 7084.
- Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 390.
- Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. H. Rept. 119-455, Part II.
- Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-455, Part I.
- Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 26 - 16.
- Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged
- Subcommittee Hearings Held
- Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
- Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 25 - 19.
- Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- Introduced in House
- Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 437.
- Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 218 - 206 (Roll no. 101). (text: CR H2698-2699)
- Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 218 - 206 (Roll no. 101).
- On motion to recommit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 207 - 214 (Roll no. 100).
- Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1131 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 8029, H. Res. 1128, H.R. 5103 and H.R. 7084. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 8029, H. Res. 1128, H.R. 5103, and H.R. 7084 under a closed rule with one hour of general debate on each measure. The resolution provides for one motion to recommit on H.R. 8029, H.R. 5103, and H.R. 7084.
- Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. H. Rept. 119-455, Part II.
- Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-455, Part I.
- Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 26 - 16.
- Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 25 - 19.
- Introduced in House
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Civic Herald. “Make the District of Columbia Safe and Beautiful Act of 2025 (H.R. 5103, 119th Congress).” https://civicherald.app/bills/119-hr-5103. Congress.gov record as of Jul 30, 2026.