Make the District of Columbia Safe and Beautiful Act
Description
This bill would create a commission to address crime and immigration in D.C. and a federal program to maintain the city's public areas.
Summary
What it does
This bill would establish an executive branch commission to recommend strategies for enforcing federal immigration laws, reducing crime, and improving police officer recruitment within the District of Columbia. Additionally, the Department of the Interior would be required to create a program to maintain the cleanliness of the city's parks, roads, and monuments, while also restoring any damaged federal public properties. All provisions established by this legislation would expire on January 2, 2029.
Who is affected
This bill affects federal agencies and legal offices, specifically the Department of the Interior and the U.S. Attorneys' Offices for the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia. It also impacts the District of Columbia's Metropolitan Police Department through recruitment and retention initiatives, as well as federal entities responsible for maintaining monuments, parks, and roads in the District. Additionally, the legislation targets individuals subject to federal immigration law enforcement within the District of Columbia.
Key provisions
- Establishment of an Advisory Commission. Creates a commission within the executive branch composed of representatives from federal agencies and U.S. Attorneys' Offices to advise on criminal and immigration matters in the District of Columbia.
- Federal Law Enforcement and Public Safety Recommendations. Requires the commission to recommend actions for enforcing federal immigration law, providing federal resources to reduce crime, and supporting the recruitment and retention of local police officers.
- District of Columbia Maintenance and Restoration Program. Directs the Department of the Interior to coordinate the cleaning and maintenance of monuments, parks, and roads, while also restoring damaged or removed federal public monuments.
- Sunset Provision. Specifies that all provisions established by the bill will terminate on January 2, 2029.
Fiscal impact
- H.R. 5103, Make the District of Columbia Safe and Beautiful Act of 2025· As ordered reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on September 10, 2025
Effective dates
The provisions of this bill are scheduled to expire on January 2, 2029.
Relationship to existing law
The bill codifies provisions similar to those established by the March 27, 2025, executive order titled "Making the District of Columbia Safe and Beautiful," which created a task force and maintenance program. It also provides for the restoration of federal public monuments and coordinates federal resources to support the District of Columbia's Metropolitan Police Department.
Stated purpose
The bill aims to improve public safety and maintenance in the District of Columbia by establishing a federal commission to address crime and immigration enforcement while creating a Department of the Interior program to clean and restore commonly visited areas and monuments.