{"format":1,"id":"119-hr-5103","congress":119,"number":"H.R. 5103","kind":"bill","group":"bills","title":"Make the District of Columbia Safe and Beautiful Act of 2025","title_source":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","official_title":"To establish a program to Beautify the District of Columbia and establish the District of Columbia Safe and Beautiful Commission.","titles":[{"type":"Official Title as Introduced","title":"To establish a program to Beautify the District of Columbia and establish the District of Columbia Safe and Beautiful Commission."},{"type":"Short Title(s) from PCS (Placed on Senate Calendar) bill text","title":"Make the District of Columbia Safe and Beautiful Act of 2025"},{"type":"Display Title","title":"Make the District of Columbia Safe and Beautiful Act of 2025"},{"type":"Official Title from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text","title":"To establish a program to Beautify the District of Columbia and establish the District of Columbia Safe and Beautiful Commission."},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","title":"Make the District of Columbia Safe and Beautiful Act of 2025"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Reported to House","title":"Make the District of Columbia Safe and Beautiful Act of 2025"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Reported to House","title":"Make the District of Columbia Safe and Beautiful Act of 2026"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Introduced","title":"Make the District of Columbia Safe and Beautiful Act"}],"outcome":"passed_house","law_number":null,"introduced":"2025-09-03","chambers":{"house":{"status":"roll_call","date":"2026-03-25","vote":{"id":"119-2026-h101","question":"On Passage","title":"Make the District of Columbia Safe and Beautiful Act","result":"Passed","yea":218,"nay":206,"present":0,"not_voting":8,"source":"https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2026/roll101.xml"}},"senate":{"status":"pending","date":null,"vote":null}},"president":{"status":"not_yet","date":null},"vice_president_tie_breaker":null,"latest_action":{"text":"Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 437.","date":"2026-06-16"},"nominees":null,"amendments":[],"other_votes":[{"chamber":"house","date":"2026-03-25","question":"On Motion to Recommit","title":"Make the District of Columbia Safe and Beautiful Act","result":"Failed","yea":207,"nay":214,"present":0,"not_voting":11,"kind":"procedural","source":"https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2026/roll100.xml"}],"crs_summary":{"date":"2025-09-03","stage":"Introduced in House","blocks":[{"k":"h","t":"Make the District of Columbia Safe and Beautiful Act"},{"k":"p","t":"This bill establishes a commission in the executive branch to advise on certain criminal and immigration matters in the District of Columbia (DC). It also establishes a federal program to ensure that commonly visited areas in DC are cleaned and maintained. (On March 27, 2025, President Donald Trump issued an executive order titled Making the District of Columbia Safe and Beautiful, which established a similar task force and program.)"},{"k":"p","t":"First, the bill establishes a commission made up of representatives from the U.S. Attorneys' Offices for DC, Maryland, and Virginia; specified federal agencies; and other designated federal entities. The commission must recommend actions to, among other tasks, address enforcement of federal immigration law in DC, facilitate the provision of federal resources to reduce crime, and assist with recruitment and retention of DC's Metropolitan Police Department officers."},{"k":"p","t":"Next, the bill directs the Department of the Interior to establish a program to coordinate and maintain the cleanliness of commonly visited areas in DC, including monuments, parks, and roads. The program must also restore damaged or removed federal public monuments and similar properties."},{"k":"p","t":"The bill's provisions terminate on January 2, 2029."}],"words":196},"summary":{"main_subject":{"text":"Directs the Secretary of the Interior to develop a program to coordinate the cleanliness of public areas and restore monuments in the District of Columbia, and establishes a District of Columbia Safe and Beautiful Commission to recommend actions on law enforcement matters there, with both ending on January 2, 2029.","cites":[{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5103/text/eh#HC66D7F9347FE47D596D6F84F930387CF"},{"label":"Sec. 3","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5103/text/eh#H3B7CE854DBD345A9A0BACF84DE36DF12"}]},"core_areas":["District of Columbia beautification and cleanliness program","Restoration of public monuments and memorials in the District of Columbia","District of Columbia Safe and Beautiful Commission","Law enforcement and immigration enforcement recommendations for the District of Columbia"],"what_it_does":[{"text":"Requires the Secretary of the Interior to develop a program to beautify the District of Columbia within 30 days of enactment, in consultation with the Attorney General, the Secretary of Transportation, the Mayor of the District of Columbia, and others.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5103/text/eh#HC66D7F9347FE47D596D6F84F930387CF"}},{"text":"Sets the program's purpose as a plan for Federal and local officials to coordinate and maintain the cleanliness of public spaces, including through graffiti removal, restore damaged or defaced monuments to the extent practicable, and encourage private-sector participation.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5103/text/eh#HC66D7F9347FE47D596D6F84F930387CF"}},{"text":"Requires the Secretary of the Interior to report to specified House and Senate committees on the program's progress within 1 year of enactment and annually after that.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5103/text/eh#HC66D7F9347FE47D596D6F84F930387CF"}},{"text":"Establishes in the executive branch a District of Columbia Safe and Beautiful Commission, made up of representatives of listed federal agencies, three U.S. Attorney's Offices, the Executive Office of the Mayor, and other federal entities the Chair designates.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 3","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5103/text/eh#H3B7CE854DBD345A9A0BACF84DE36DF12"}},{"text":"Directs the President to designate a senior official from the Executive Office of the President as Chair of the Commission within 45 days of enactment.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 3","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5103/text/eh#H3B7CE854DBD345A9A0BACF84DE36DF12"}},{"text":"Gives the Commission the functions of recommending actions on matters including federal immigration law enforcement in the District, forensic laboratory accreditation, Metropolitan Police Department recruitment and retention, concealed carry license processing, pretrial detention policies, and Metrorail and Metrobus crime.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 3","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5103/text/eh#H3B7CE854DBD345A9A0BACF84DE36DF12"}}],"unexpected":[],"version":{"type":"Engrossed in House","date":"2026-03-25","rule":"passed","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5103/text/eh"},"current":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","approved":"2026-10-03","approved_by":"checks"},"sources":{"congress_gov":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5103","text":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5103/text"},"card":{"image":"card/item/119-hr-5103.png","v":"e98429ae3517","alt":"Votes on Record. H.R. 5103, 119th Congress: Make the District of Columbia Safe and Beautiful Act of 2025. House: 218 Yea, 206 Nay. Senate: not yet considered. Outcome: Passed House, 25 Mar 2026."}}