Overview

• Bill establishes two separate programs: a beautification program run by the Interior Secretary and a federal commission coordinating law enforcement across D.C.
• Both programs are temporary, ending January 2, 2029.
• Introduced September 3, 2025, currently referred to House subcommittee on Federal Lands.

Who does this affect?

• Main groups: D.C. residents, federal workers, tourists visiting monuments, undocumented immigrants in D.C., Metro riders, people seeking concealed carry permits.
• Who benefits: Tourists and residents see cleaner parks and monuments. Federal law enforcement agencies gain coordination structure. People seeking concealed carry permits could see faster processing.
• Who loses: Undocumented immigrants face increased deportation risk. D.C. local government loses some autonomy over policing decisions.
• Teen impact score: 4/10 (indirect impact via community safety and transit, but teens don't directly interact with commission or beautification program)

What This Bill Does

• Interior Secretary must create beautification program within 30 days of enactment, consulting Attorney General, Transportation Secretary, D.C. Mayor, and others.
• Program coordinates cleaning of federal and D.C. facilities, monuments, parks, sidewalks, transit systems, and graffiti removal.
• Program restores damaged or defaced federal monuments, memorials, and statues.
• President designates senior White House official as commission chair within 45 days of enactment.
• Commission includes representatives from Interior, Transportation, Homeland Security, FBI, U.S. Marshals, ATF, and U.S. Attorneys for D.C., Maryland, and Eastern Virginia.
• Commission recommends policies for maximum enforcement of federal immigration law in D.C., including redirecting law enforcement to apprehend and deport undocumented immigrants.
• Commission monitors D.C.'s sanctuary city status and compliance with federal immigration law.
• Commission facilitates accreditation of D.C.'s forensic crime lab and assists Metropolitan Police with recruitment and retention.
• Commission reviews federal pretrial detention policies to ensure people deemed threats to public safety are detained to maximum extent permitted by law.
• Commission assists with speeding up and lowering costs of concealed carry permit processing in D.C.
• Commission coordinates to end fare evasion and crime on Metro transit system.
• Commission facilitates increased federal and local law enforcement presence at National Mall, museums, monuments, Lafayette Park, Union Station, Rock Creek Park, Anacostia Park, and parkways.
• Interior Secretary submits annual progress reports to Congress starting one year after enactment.
• Commission submits report to Congress summarizing its work and recommending legislation.

Legislative Status

• Introduced in House September 3, 2025.
• Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform Committee and Natural Resources Committee.
• Referred to Subcommittee on Federal Lands on November 25, 2025.

In short

• Bill creates temporary beautification program to clean D.C. monuments, parks, and transit areas, removing graffiti and restoring damaged federal property.
• Bill establishes federal commission bringing together law enforcement agencies to coordinate immigration enforcement, policing, and public safety in D.C.
• Commission would recommend policies on immigration enforcement, pretrial detention, concealed carry permits, Metro crime, and increased police presence.
• Both programs expire January 2, 2029, with annual reporting to Congress.
• Bill gives federal government expanded role in D.C. law enforcement and immigration policy.

Why should I care?

This bill affects how Washington, D.C. is policed and maintained. If enacted, federal agencies would coordinate more closely on immigration enforcement in the nation's capital, potentially leading to more deportations of undocumented residents. The beautification program would clean up monuments and parks that millions of tourists visit each year. The commission could influence pretrial detention policies, meaning more people accused of crimes might be held in jail before trial. Metro riders could see increased enforcement against fare evasion. D.C. residents seeking concealed carry permits might get faster processing. The bill raises questions about federal versus local control in D.C., which lacks full self-governance as a federal district rather than a state.