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Union Calendar No. 390 
119TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5103 
[Report No. 119–455, Parts I and II] 
To establish a program to Beautify the District of Columbia and establish 
the District of Columbia Safe and Beautiful Commission. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 3, 2025 
Mr. MCGUIRE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the 
Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently deter-
mined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 
as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
JANUARY 14, 2026 
Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources with an amendment 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
JANUARY 14, 2026 
Additional sponsors: Mr. HIGGINS of Louisiana, Mr. CALVERT, Mr. COLLINS, 
and Mr. GUEST 
JANUARY 14, 2026 
Reported from the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform with an 
amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in boldface roman] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on September 3, 2025] 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives 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 2026’’. 
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 de-
velop a program to beautify the District of Columbia 
(hereinafter the ‘‘Program’’). 
(2) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary, when estab-
lishing the Program, shall consult with each of the fol-
lowing: 
(A) The Attorney General. 
(B) The Secretary of Transportation. 
(C) The Mayor of the District of Columbia. 
(D) The United States Attorney for the Dis-
trict of Columbia. 
(E) The Administrator of General Services. 
(F) The heads of such other Federal depart-
ments and agencies and District of Columbia of-
ficials as the Secretary deems appropriate. 
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(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the Program is to es-
tablish a plan for Federal and local officials to— 
(1) coordinate, and maintain, the cleanliness, of 
Federal and District of Columbia facilities, monu-
ments, land, public spaces, sidewalks, parks, high-
ways, roads, transit systems, and other commonly vis-
ited areas within the District of Columbia, including 
through the removal of graffiti; 
(2) restore Federal public monuments, memo-
rials, statues, markers, and similar properties that 
have been damaged or defaced or inappropriately re-
moved 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 Over-
sight and Government Reform and on Natural Resources 
of the House of Representatives and the Committees on 
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and on En-
ergy and Natural Resources of the Senate that includes a 
summary of the progress made toward achieving the pur-
pose of the Program as described in subsection (b). 
(d) SUNSET.—This section, and the Program estab-
lished by this section, shall terminate on January 2, 2029. 
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SEC. 3. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA SAFE AND BEAUTIFUL COM-
MISSION. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the exec-
utive branch a District of Columbia Safe and Beautiful 
Commission (hereafter the ‘‘Commission’’). 
(b) MEMBERSHIP.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Commission shall be com-
prised of representatives of each of the following enti-
ties: 
(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, Fire-
arms 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) Such other entities of the Federal Gov-
ernment as may be determined by the Chair of 
the Commission. 
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(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)(J), 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 des-
ignate 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 Execu-
tive Office of the President to serve as the Chair of 
the Commission. 
(2) FUNCTIONS.—The Chair shall perform func-
tions that include the following: 
(A) Developing a schedule of meetings for 
the Commission. 
(B) Designating entities who shall be rep-
resented on the Commission under subsection 
(b)(1)(J). 
(C) In consultation with the members of the 
Commission, developing a charter for the Com-
mission and, not later than 7 days after the date 
on which the charter is completed, submitting the 
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charter to the appropriate committees of Con-
gress. 
(d) FUNCTIONS AND AUTHORITIES.— 
(1) FUNCTIONS.—The functions of the Commis-
sion are to recommend actions, and review the effec-
tiveness of such actions, with respect to the following: 
(A) Developing and encouraging the imple-
mentation of polices which will direct the max-
imum enforcement of Federal immigration law 
within the District of Columbia, including poli-
cies 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 foren-
sic crime laboratory. 
(D) In collaboration with its leadership and 
union, ensuring that the Metropolitan Police De-
partment of the District of Columbia is provided 
with assistance to facilitate the recruitment, re-
tention, and capabilities of its officers and facili-
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tating the provision of Federal personnel, re-
sources, and expertise to reduce crime. 
(E) Collaborating with appropriate local 
government entities to provide assistance to in-
crease the speed and lower the cost of processing 
concealed carry license requests in the District of 
Columbia. 
(F) Reviewing and, as appropriate, recom-
mending revisions to Federal prosecutorial poli-
cies on pretrial detention of criminal defendants 
to ensure that individuals who pose a genuine 
threat to public safety are detained to the max-
imum extent permitted by law. 
(G) Collaborating with appropriate local 
government entities to provide assistance to end 
fare evasion and other crime within the Wash-
ington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority sys-
tem. 
(H) Facilitating the deployment of a more 
robust Federal law enforcement presence, and in 
coordination with local law enforcement agen-
cies, 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, 
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monuments, Lafayette Park, Union Station, 
Rock Creek Park, Anacostia Park, the George 
Washington Memorial Parkway, the Suitland 
Parkway, and the Baltimore-Washington Park-
way. 
(2) COORDINATION
WITH
OTHER
AUTHORI-
TIES.—The Commission may, to the extent permitted 
by law, request operational assistance from and co-
ordinate with Federal and local officials as appro-
priate, including the Metropolitan Police Department 
of the District of Columbia, the Washington Metro-
politan Area Transit Authority, the United States 
Park Police, 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 DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate committees 
of Congress’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Oversight and Government 
Reform of the House of Representatives; and 
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(2) the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs of the Senate. 
(g) SUNSET.—This section, and the Commission estab-
lished by this section, shall terminate on January 2, 2029. 
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 de-
velop 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 Transpor-
tation. 
(C) The Mayor of the District of 
Columbia. 
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(D) The United States Attorney 
for the District of Columbia. 
(E) The Administrator of General 
Services. 
(F) The heads of such other Fed-
eral departments and agencies and 
District of Columbia officials as the 
Secretary deems appropriate. 
(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the Pro-
gram is to establish and implement a plan for 
Federal and local officials to— 
(1) coordinate, and maintain, the 
cleanliness, of Federal and District of Co-
lumbia facilities, monuments, land, public 
spaces, 
sidewalks, 
parks, 
highways, 
roads, transit systems, and other com-
monly 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 
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(3) encourage private-sector partici-
pation 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 sub-
mit a report to the Committees on Oversight 
and Government Reform and on Natural Re-
sources of the House of Representatives and 
the Committees on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs and on Energy and Nat-
ural 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 Pro-
gram established by this section, shall termi-
nate 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.— 
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(1) 
IN
GENERAL.—The 
Commission 
shall be comprised of representatives of 
each of the following entities: 
(A) The Department of the Inte-
rior. 
(B) The Department of Transpor-
tation. 
(C) The Department of Homeland 
Security. 
(D) The Federal Bureau of Inves-
tigation. 
(E) The United States Marshals 
Service. 
(F) The Bureau of Alcohol, To-
bacco, 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 Vir-
ginia. 
(J) The Executive Office of the 
Mayor of the District of Columbia (as 
defined in section 3(3) of the Govern-
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mental 
Reorganization 
Procedures 
Act of 1981; sec. 1–315.02(3), D.C. Offi-
cial Code). 
(K) Such other entities of the Fed-
eral government as may be deter-
mined by the Chair of the Commis-
sion. 
(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 rep-
resentative of that entity to serve as the 
representative of the entity on the Com-
mission. 
(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. 
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