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 Calendar No. 155
119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 S. 2748

 To establish a program to beautify the District of Columbia and to 
 establish the District of Columbia Safe and Beautiful Commission, and 
 for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

 September 9, 2025

 Mr. Schmitt introduced the following bill; which was read the first 
 time

 September 10, 2025

 Read the second time and placed on the calendar

_______________________________________________________________________

 A BILL

 To establish a program to beautify the District of Columbia and to 
 establish the District of Columbia Safe and Beautiful Commission, and 
 for other purposes.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 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''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

 In this Act:

    (1) Appropriate committees of congress.--The term 
 ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
        (A) the Committee on Oversight and Government 
 Reform of the House of Representatives; and
        (B) the Committee on Homeland Security and 
 Governmental Affairs of the Senate.

    (2) Commission.--The term ``Commission'' means the District 
 of Columbia Safe and Beautiful Commission established under 
 

section 4

    (a) .

    (3) Program.--The term ``Program'' means the program 
 developed under 

section 3

    (a)

    (1) .

    (4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
 of the Interior.

SEC. 3. PROGRAM TO BEAUTIFY THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

    (a) Establishment.--

    (1) In general.--Not later than 30 days after the date of 
 enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall develop a program to 
 beautify the District of Columbia.

    (2) Consultation.--The Secretary, when establishing the 
 Program, shall consult with each of the following:
        (A) The Attorney General.
        (B) The Secretary of Transportation.
            (C) The Mayor of the District of Columbia.
            (D) The United States Attorney for the District of 
 Columbia.
        (E) The Administrator of General Services.
        (F) The heads of such other Federal departments and 
 agencies and District of Columbia officials as the 
 Secretary deems appropriate.

    (b) 

=== Purpose ===
-The purpose of the Program is to establish a plan for 
Federal and local officials to--

    (1) coordinate, and maintain, the cleanliness of Federal 
 and District of Columbia facilities, monuments, land, public 
 spaces, sidewalks, parks, highways, roads, transit systems, and 
 other commonly visited areas within the District of Columbia, 
 including through the removal of graffiti;

    (2) restore Federal public monuments, memorials, statues, 
 markers, and similar properties that have been damaged or 
 defaced or inappropriately removed 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 enactment of 
this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the 
Committees on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and on Energy 
and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committees on Oversight and 
Government Reform and on Natural Resources of the House of 
Representatives a report that includes a summary of the progress made 
toward achieving the purpose of the Program as described in subsection

    (b) .
            (d) Sunset.--This section, and the Program established by this 
section, shall terminate on January 2, 2029.

SEC. 4. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA SAFE AND BEAUTIFUL COMMISSION.

    (a) Establishment.--There is established in the executive branch a 
District of Columbia Safe and Beautiful Commission.

    (b) Membership.--

    (1) In general.--The Commission shall be comprised of 
 representatives of each of the following entities:
        (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, 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 Virginia.
        (J) Such other entities of the Federal Government 
 as may be determined by the Chair of the Commission.

    (2) Designation of members.--Not later than 45 days after 
 the date of 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 
 designate 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 
 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.

    (2) Functions.--The Chair of the Commission shall perform 
 functions that include the following:
        (A) Developing a schedule of meetings for the 
 Commission.
        (B) Designating entities who shall be represented 
 on the Commission under subsection

    (b)

    (1)
        (J) .
            (C) In consultation with the members of the 
 Commission, developing a charter for the Commission 
 and, not later than 7 days after the date on which the 
 charter is completed, submitting the charter to the 
 appropriate committees of Congress.
            (d) Functions and Authorities.--

    (1) Functions.--The functions of the Commission are to 
 recommend actions, and review the effectiveness of such 
 actions, with respect to the following:
        (A) Developing and encouraging the implementation 
 of polices that will direct the maximum enforcement of 
 Federal immigration law within the District of 
 Columbia, including policies 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 forensic 
 crime laboratory.
            (D) In collaboration with its leadership and union, 
 ensuring that the Metropolitan Police Department of the 
 District of Columbia is provided with assistance to 
 facilitate the recruitment, retention, and capabilities 
 of its officers and facilitating the provision of 
 Federal personnel, resources, and expertise to reduce 
 crime.
        (E) Collaborating with appropriate local government 
 entities to provide assistance to increase the speed 
 and lower the cost of processing concealed carry 
 license requests in the District of Columbia.
        (F) Reviewing and, as appropriate, recommending 
 revisions to Federal prosecutorial policies on pretrial 
 detention of criminal defendants to ensure that 
 individuals who pose a genuine threat to public safety 
 are detained to the maximum extent permitted by law.
        (G) Collaborating with appropriate local government 
 entities to provide assistance to end fare evasion and 
 other crime within the Washington Metropolitan Area 
 Transit Authority system.
        (H) Facilitating the deployment of a more robust 
 Federal law enforcement presence, and in coordination 
 with local law enforcement agencies, 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, monuments, Lafayette Park, Union 
 Station, Rock Creek Park, Anacostia Park, the George 
 Washington Memorial Parkway, the Suitland Parkway, and 
 the Baltimore-Washington Parkway.

    (2) Coordination with other authorities.--The Commission 
 may, to the extent permitted by law, request operational 
 assistance from and coordinate with Federal and local officials 
 as appropriate, including the Metropolitan Police Department of 
 the District of Columbia, the Washington Metropolitan Area 
 Transit Authority, the United States Park Police, and the 
 Amtrak Police.

    (e) Report.--The Commission shall submit to the appropriate 
committees of Congress a report that 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) Sunset.--This section, and the Commission established by this 
section, shall terminate on January 2, 2029.
 Calendar No. 155

119th CONGRESS

 1st Session

 S. 2748

_______________________________________________________________________

 A BILL

 To establish a program to beautify the District of Columbia and to 
 establish the District of Columbia Safe and Beautiful Commission, and 
 for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

 September 10, 2025

 Read the second time and placed on the calendar