Make the District of Columbia Safe and Beautiful Act

This bill would set up a federal program to clean and restore public places across Washington, DC. Within 30 days of becoming law, the Interior Department must coordinate with DC and other agencies to remove graffiti, keep parks, sidewalks, roads, and transit areas clean, and repair or restore damaged or removed federal monuments. The program can also invite help from private groups.

It would also create a “District of Columbia Safe and Beautiful Commission” in the executive branch. The commission includes representatives from key federal law enforcement and justice agencies and U.S. Attorneys for DC, Maryland, and Virginia, led by a senior White House official. It would recommend actions to tighten enforcement of federal immigration laws in DC, monitor DC’s sanctuary-city policies, help accredit the DC forensic crime lab, support hiring and retaining DC police, speed up and lower the cost of concealed-carry license processing, curb fare evasion and crime on the Metro, review pretrial detention policies to better hold dangerous defendants, and increase federal and local police presence in high-traffic areas like the National Mall, Union Station, and major parks and parkways. Both the program and the commission end on January 2, 2029.

Key points

• Who is affected: DC residents, commuters, and visitors; DC’s local government and police; and multiple federal agencies.
• What changes: More coordinated cleaning and graffiti removal; repairs to federal monuments; stronger federal role in public safety, including immigration enforcement, Metro fare evasion, and police staffing; and potential changes to how courts handle pretrial detention for risky defendants.
• When: Cleaning program starts within 30 days of enactment; commission members are designated within 45 days; all provisions expire January 2, 2029.