Summary
Make the District of Columbia Safe and Beautiful Act
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.)
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.
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.
The bill's provisions terminate on January 2, 2029.
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Received in the Senate.
SenateMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
HouseOn passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 218 - 206 (Roll no. 101). (text: CR H2698-2699)
HousePassed/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).
HouseThe previous question on the motion to recommit was ordered pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XIX.
HouseMs. McClellan moved to recommit to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. (CR H2704)
HouseThe previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 5103.
HouseRule 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.
HouseConsidered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1131. (consideration: CR H2698-2705)
HouseRules 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.
HousePlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 390.
HouseReported (Amended) by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. H. Rept. 119-455, Part II.
HouseReported (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.
HouseReported (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.
HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
HouseSubcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged
HouseSubcommittee Hearings Held
HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
HouseOrdered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 25 - 19.
HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
HouseReferred 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.
HouseReferred 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.
HouseIntroduced in House
Introduced in House