H.R. 5103

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5103 Placed on Calendar Senate (PCS)]

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Calendar No. 437
119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 5103

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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

March 26, 2026

Received

June 16, 2026

Read twice and placed on the calendar

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AN ACT

To establish a program to Beautify the District of Columbia and 
establish the District of Columbia Safe and Beautiful Commission.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Make the District of Columbia Safe 
and Beautiful Act of 2025''.

SEC. 2. PROGRAM TO BEAUTIFY DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

(a) Establishment.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 30 days after the date of 
the enactment of this section, the Secretary of the Interior 
(hereinafter the ``Secretary'') shall develop a program to 
beautify the District of Columbia (hereinafter the 
``Program'').
(2) Consultation.--The Secretary, when establishing the 
Program, shall consult with each of the following:
(A) The Attorney General.
(B) The Secretary of Transportation.
(C) The Mayor of the District of Columbia.
(D) The United States Attorney for the District of 
Columbia.
(E) The Administrator of General Services.
(F) The heads of such other Federal departments and 
agencies and District of Columbia officials as the 
Secretary deems appropriate.
(b) Purpose.--The purpose of the Program is to establish and 
implement a plan for Federal and local officials to--
(1) coordinate, and maintain, the cleanliness, of Federal 
and District of Columbia facilities, monuments, land, public 
spaces, sidewalks, parks, highways, roads, transit systems, and 
other commonly visited areas within the District of Columbia, 
including through the removal of graffiti;
(2) restore, to the extent practicable, District of 
Columbia and Federal public monuments, memorials, statues, 
markers, and similar properties that have been damaged or 
defaced or inappropriately removed or changed; and
(3) encourage private-sector participation in the efforts 
of the Program.
(c) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment 
of this section, and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall submit a 
report to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform and on 
Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committees on 
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and on Energy and Natural 
Resources of the Senate that includes a summary of the progress of the 
Program and the plan as described in subsection (b).
(d) Sunset.--This section, and the Program established by this 
section, shall terminate on January 2, 2029.

SEC. 3. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA SAFE AND BEAUTIFUL COMMISSION.

(a) Establishment.--There is established in the executive branch a 
District of Columbia Safe and Beautiful Commission (hereafter the 
``Commission'').
(b) Membership.--
(1) In general.--The Commission shall be comprised of 
representatives of each of the following entities:
(A) The Department of the Interior.
(B) The Department of Transportation.
(C) The Department of Homeland Security.
(D) The Federal Bureau of Investigation.
(E) The United States Marshals Service.
(F) The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and 
Explosives.
(G) The United States Attorney's Office for the 
District of Columbia.
(H) The United States Attorney's Office for the 
District of Maryland.
(I) The United States Attorney's Office for the 
Eastern District of Virginia.
(J) The Executive Office of the Mayor of the 
District of Columbia (as defined in section 3(3) of the 
Governmental Reorganization Procedures Act of 1981; 
sec. 1-315.02(3), D.C. Official Code).
(K) Such other entities of the Federal government 
as may be determined by the Chair of the Commission.
(2) Designation of members.--Not later than 45 days after 
the date of the enactment of this section (or, in the case of 
an entity described in subsection (b)(1)(K), not later than 45 
days after the Chair of the Commission designates the entity), 
the head of each entity described in subsection (b)(1) shall 
designate a representative of that entity to serve as the 
representative of the entity on the Commission.
(c) Chair.--
(1) Designation.--Not later than 45 days after the date of 
the enactment of this section, the President shall designate a 
senior level official from the Executive Office of the 
President to serve as the Chair of the Commission.
(2) Functions.--The Chair shall perform functions that 
include the following:
(A) Developing a schedule of meetings for the 
Commission.
(B) Designating entities who shall be represented 
on the Commission under subsection (b)(1)(K).
(C) In consultation with the members of the 
Commission, developing a charter for the Commission 
and, not later than 7 days after the date on which the 
charter is completed, submitting the charter to the 
appropriate committees of Congress.
(d) Functions and Authorities.--
(1) Functions.--The functions of the Commission are to 
recommend actions, and review the effectiveness of such 
actions, with respect to, but not limited to, the following:
(A) Developing and encouraging the implementation 
of polices which will direct the maximum enforcement of 
Federal immigration law within the District of 
Columbia, including policies to encourage the 
redirection of available Federal, State, or local law 
enforcement resources to apprehend and deport illegal 
aliens.
(B) Monitoring the District of Columbia's 
sanctuary-city status and compliance with the 
enforcement of Federal immigration law.
(C) Facilitating the prompt and complete 
accreditation of the District of Columbia's forensic 
crime laboratory.
(D) In collaboration with its leadership and union, 
ensuring that the Metropolitan Police Department of the 
District of Columbia is provided with assistance to 
facilitate the recruitment, retention, and capabilities 
of its officers and facilitating the provision of 
Federal personnel, resources, and expertise to reduce 
crime.
(E) Collaborating with appropriate local government 
entities to provide assistance to increase the speed 
and lower the cost of processing concealed carry 
license requests in the District of Columbia.
(F) Reviewing and, as appropriate, recommending 
revisions to Federal prosecutorial policies on pretrial 
detention of criminal defendants to ensure that 
individuals who pose a genuine threat to public safety 
are detained to the maximum extent permitted by law.
(G) Collaborating with appropriate local government 
entities to provide assistance to end fare evasion and 
other crime within the Washington Metropolitan Area 
Transit Authority system.
(H) Facilitating the deployment of a more robust 
Federal law enforcement presence, and in coordination 
with local law enforcement agencies, facilitating the 
deployment of a more robust local law enforcement 
presence (as appropriate) within the District of 
Columbia, including the National Mall and Memorial 
Parks, museums, monuments, Lafayette Park, Union 
Station, Rock Creek Park, Anacostia Park, the George 
Washington Memorial Parkway, the Suitland Parkway, and 
the Baltimore-Washington Parkway.
(2) Coordination with other authorities.--The Commission 
may, to the extent permitted by law, request operational 
assistance from and coordinate with Federal and local officials 
as appropriate, including the Metropolitan Police Department of 
the District of Columbia, the Washington Metropolitan Area 
Transit Authority, and the Amtrak Police.
(e) Report.--The Commission shall submit a report to the 
appropriate committees of Congress which includes a summary of the 
functions and authorities carried out pursuant to subsection (d), and 
shall include in the report such recommendations for legislation as the 
Commission considers appropriate.
(f) Appropriate Committees of Congress Defined.--In this section, 
the term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
(1) the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the 
House of Representatives; and
(2) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
Affairs of the Senate.
(g) Sunset.--This section, and the Commission established by this 
section, shall terminate on January 2, 2029.

Passed the House of Representatives March 25, 2026.

Attest:

KEVIN F. MCCUMBER,

Clerk.
Calendar No. 437

119th CONGRESS

2d Session

H. R. 5103

_______________________________________________________________________

AN ACT

To establish a program to Beautify the District of Columbia and 
establish the District of Columbia Safe and Beautiful Commission.

_______________________________________________________________________

June 16, 2026

Read twice and placed on the calendar