H.R. 5103 · 119th Congress

Sets up a D.C. cleanup program and a federal commission on crime and immigration in D.C.

Official title: Make the District of Columbia Safe and Beautiful Act of 20251

§1What it does

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The bill would direct the Department of the Interior to create a program, working with federal and District of Columbia officials, to keep monuments, parks, sidewalks, roads, transit and other commonly visited places in Washington, D.C., clean, including by removing graffiti and restoring damaged or removed monuments.2,3,4 It would also create a commission in the executive branch, chaired by a senior official in the Executive Office of the President and made up of federal agencies, regional U.S. attorneys' offices and the D.C. mayor's office, to recommend actions on crime and immigration enforcement in the city.3,4 The commission's tasks would include promoting maximum enforcement of federal immigration law in D.C., monitoring the city's sanctuary-city status, helping police recruit and keep officers, speeding up concealed-carry license processing, and reviewing pretrial detention policies.4 Both the program and the commission would end on January 2, 2029, and are similar to a task force and program created by a March 2025 executive order.3,4

§2Status

StatusLatest action, June 16, 2026: Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 437.1
IntroducedSeptember 3, 2025
SponsorRep. McGuire, John J. [R-VA-5]
Cosponsors4 cosponsors (4 Republican)
Official recordH.R. 5103 on Congress.gov

§3How Congress voted

Why this matters: The official count.

House, March 25, 2026

On Passage: Passed — 218 yes, 206 no, 8 not voting.5