[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 56 (Wednesday, March 25, 2026)]
[House]
[Pages H2698-H2705]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
MAKE THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA SAFE AND BEAUTIFUL ACT OF 2025
Mr. McGUIRE. Mr. Speaker, pursuant to House Resolution 1131, I call
up the bill (H.R. 5103) to establish a program to Beautify the District
of Columbia and establish the District of Columbia Safe and Beautiful
Commission, and ask for its immediate consideration.
The Clerk read the title of the bill.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to House Resolution 1131, the
amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on
Oversight and Government Reform, printed in the bill, is adopted, and
the bill, as amended, is considered read.
The text of the bill, as amended, is as follows:
H.R. 5103
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 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 develop 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 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
and implement 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, 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
(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
Oversight and Government Reform and on Natural Resources of
the House of Representatives and the Committees on Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs and on Energy and Natural
Resources of the Senate
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that includes a summary of the progress of the Program and
the plan as described in subsection (b).
(d) Sunset.--This section, and the Program established by
this section, shall terminate 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.--
(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) The Executive Office of the Mayor of the District of
Columbia (as defined in section 3(3) of the Governmental
Reorganization Procedures Act of 1981; sec. 1-315.02(3), D.C.
Official Code).
(K) 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 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 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 Executive Office of the
President to serve as the Chair of the Commission.
(2) Functions.--The Chair 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)(K).
(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, but not limited to, the following:
(A) Developing and encouraging the implementation of
polices which 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, 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 Defined.--In this
section, the term ``appropriate committees of Congress''
means--
(1) the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the
House of Representatives; and
(2) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs of the Senate.
(g) Sunset.--This section, and the Commission established
by this section, shall terminate on January 2, 2029.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The bill, as amended, shall be debatable for
1 hour equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority
member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform or their
respective designees.
The gentleman from Virginia (Mr. McGuire) and the gentleman from
Virginia (Mr. Walkinshaw) each will control 30 minutes.
The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. McGuire).
General Leave
Mr. McGUIRE. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members
may have 5 legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and
include extraneous material on the measure under consideration.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the
gentleman from Virginia?
There was no objection.
Mr. McGUIRE. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
Mr. Speaker, I support the Make the District of Columbia Safe and
Beautiful Act of 2025, which codifies core components of President
Trump's Executive Order No. 14252 titled: ``Making the District of
Columbia Safe and Beautiful.''
Our Nation's Capital is a direct reflection of our great country and
should be a symbol of pride for the American people and a safe and
beautiful location for all who reside and visit. Violent crime in
Washington, D.C., has been far too high for far too long.
The Oversight and Government Reform Committee's investigation into
D.C. crime has shown that lawlessness and violence on D.C.'s streets
are not an inevitability. It is a policy choice.
Specifically, we show that D.C. leadership pressured and, at times,
directed police commanders to manipulate crime data in order to
maintain the appearance of low crime in the Nation's Capital.
You have to ask yourself: Why would the Democratic D.C. Council do
that? They sought to deceive the American people because their
misguided policies hurt American citizens.
Unfortunately, years of soft-on-crime policies have turned
Washington, D.C., into a city with high crime rates, rampant
homelessness, and graffiti on historic buildings and monuments. Symbols
of our great Nation, such as the Washington Monument, the Lincoln
Memorial, and the World War II Memorial, have all been vandalized and
defaced over the years.
President Trump and congressional Republicans are tackling crime in
Washington, D.C., head-on.
Mr. Speaker, H.R. 5103 establishes the District of Columbia Safe and
Beautiful Commission, made up of key Federal law enforcement and other
Federal partners, to focus on ensuring the safety of District residents
and visitors through full enforcement of Federal and local laws in the
District.
The commission will develop recommendations on how to prioritize the
safety of the District's residents and visitors. This bill also
requires the development and implementation of a D.C. beautification
plan.
Key Federal and local leaders will be tasked--I will repeat that one.
Key Federal and local leaders will be tasked with coordinating the
cleanliness of the District's facilities, infrastructure, and parks.
These leaders will also work to restore Federal public monuments,
statues, markers, and similar properties that have been defaced.
Every day, my constituents from Virginia's Fifth Congressional
District visit D.C. for work, travel, and my office coordinates tours
for them. My constituents, as well as all who work or live in or travel
to D.C., should feel safe while walking down the street.
Today, congressional Republicans will again show that we are the
party
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of law and order by voting in support of H.R. 5103.
Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
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Mr. WALKINSHAW. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may
consume.
Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to the so-called Make the District
of Columbia Safe and Beautiful Act. This is yet another example of the
majority wasting our time here, dictating local decisions in D.C.,
instead of doing our jobs focusing on the real issues affecting the
American people.
As we speak, President Trump has us engaged in an unconstitutional,
reckless war with Iran. Gas prices are at $4 a gallon. TSA lines are
approaching 4 hours. Republicans have stripped healthcare from millions
of Americans while giving big tax cuts to billionaires. Masked Federal
agents have killed Americans on our streets.
So what legislation do Republicans bring to the floor today?
Legislation to bring down the high costs that American families are
struggling with? No. Legislation to address the healthcare crisis and
the fact that in our own Commonwealth of Virginia, nine rural hospitals
are at risk of closing? No. This is a bill to further the President's
seeming desire to make himself the king of the District of Columbia.
In this Congress, the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
has spent a lot of time meddling in local D.C. matters and none holding
the Trump administration accountable for corruption, its coverup of the
Epstein files, and for the failure to deliver the lower costs that the
President promised.
If President Trump wants to run the District of Columbia, he should
resign from the Presidency and run for Mayor. I think there is an
opening.
If congressional Republicans want to micromanage the District of
Columbia, they should resign from Congress and run for the D.C.
Council.
Let's talk specifically about the bill in front of us on which it is
important to note the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform has
not held a single hearing. The bill creates a Federal commission to
oversee the District of Columbia, with mass deportation as its first
priority. The commission is required to develop policies to ``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.''
It is to redirect law enforcement. Redirect law enforcement from the
worst of the worst and, presumably, toward detaining more hardworking
folks and children on top of the thousands of children that this
administration has detained.
At the same time, the commission is required to support efforts to
speed up and lower the costs of concealed carry permits in D.C.,
increasing the risk of gun violence.
My friend, the gentleman from Virginia, talked about crime in the
District of Columbia. It is true that violent crime across this country
spiked during President Trump's first term, but the good news is that
it is way down in D.C. today. In fact, violent crime is at a 40-year
low. Now, one crime is one crime too many, but it is at a 40-year low
in the District of Columbia today. In fact, dozens of cities in red
States, represented by my friends on the other side of the aisle, have
higher violent crime rates than the District of Columbia.
The bill also requires the Secretary of the Interior to ``develop a
program to beautify the District of Columbia.''
As a former member of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors, I know
a little bit about efforts to improve quality of life within local
communities in partnership with those communities, and that is not what
this bill does. The so-called beautification project is not intended to
improve the lives of the 700,000 people who call D.C. home. It is an
instruction to the Secretary of the Interior and the commission to
transform D.C. into Mar-a-Lago on the Potomac for President Trump's
benefit.
If my friends on the other side were serious about making D.C. safer
and more beautiful, they wouldn't have blocked the District from
spending its own tax revenue last year. They blocked the use of $1
billion in local D.C. funds, funds that could have gone towards
locally-directed efforts that would have made D.C. safer and more
beautiful for its residents.
Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to vote ``no'' on this legislation
and instead support efforts that respect local officials here in D.C.
and across the country who work to make our communities safer and more
beautiful.
D.C. residents are among the only Americans who have all the
responsibilities of citizenship in this country but don't enjoy all the
benefits. If Republicans want to legislate on D.C. matters, let's pass
D.C. statehood and give them all the benefits of citizenship.
Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
Mr. McGUIRE. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
Mr. Speaker, there was a great debate in 1790 with Hamilton,
Jefferson, and Madison. Many here may remember the play ``Hamilton.''
At the end of the day, they came up with the idea of having Washington,
D.C. At the time, they wanted the seat of Federal Government to be in
Pennsylvania or in New York. What that would have done is that would
have given us a superstate where all of the money and all of the
priorities would have gone.
Maryland ceded a little bit of land, Virginia ceded a little bit of
land, and we came up with Washington, D.C.
Under Article I, Section 8, Clause 17, we are Congress, and we, by
the Constitution, have complete authority over Washington, D.C. It is
not a State, because if it was, it would be a superstate, which would
have all of the money and all of the power for the country, and it
would take away voices from the other States.
Now, as I have been in Congress for 14 months, I have been around the
District of Columbia talking with law enforcement and people that have
lived here for years. In just 14 months and into the first year of
President Trump's term, I have a lot of anecdotes.
I ran into a young woman, who went into a Subway, and a homeless
woman said: Let me get the door for you. So the homeless woman opened
the door. As she walked in, this woman punched her in the back of the
head, nearly knocked her out. When she came to, that woman that knocked
her out went to jail. She got a phone call just a few hours later from
a detective saying: Hey, we put that woman back on the street, but
don't worry, she is not going to harm anyone.
It seems like the policies coming out of the D.C. Council indicate to
the American citizens visiting and living here that police are bad,
criminals are good, and nobody cares about the victim. They have made a
mockery of the criminal justice system.
Again, that authority is Congress, and this bill codifies that.
My bill codifies many elements of President Trump's successful
executive order until 2029, ensuring there isn't a backslide into
lawlessness in the city.
I had a young woman come up to me and say: I walk my dog at 8 p.m. I
didn't understand what that meant. What she then said is: 2 years ago,
I would not walk my dog in the dark. That is just in 14 months, and we
need to codify that.
This bill is not partisan. It is common sense. Whether you are
Democrat, Republican, Independent, we are all Americans, and I think we
all want to live, work, and raise our family in peace. It should be
nonpartisan. Wanting our Nation's Capital to be safe and beautiful,
again, is not political. It is in the best interests of all who travel
to and call D.C. their home.
When people come to Washington, D.C., they are not just visiting a
city. They are visiting our Nation's Capital, the greatest country with
the greatest people in the history of Earth. We may not be perfect, but
we have lifted more people out of poverty, given more people freedom,
and given more people opportunity than any country on Earth. Even in
our worst days, everyone around the world wants to come to America
because of our freedom.
What they see in The National Mall, the memorials, in our parks, and
transit quarters shapes their pride and our shared heritage. If those
spaces aren't clean, safe, and cared for, we all feel it--residents,
commuters, small businesses, and millions of visitors who power D.C.'s
local economy. When people visit D.C., they should feel safe
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while taking in the scenery and historic landmarks, not scared to walk
two blocks because of the crime or confronted with a homeless
encampment while walking on The National Mall.
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One young staffer told me that she takes an Uber if she has to walk
more than two blocks, but in the last 14 months she now walks 20
minutes to work. So, we are making progress, and we need to codify
that.
Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
Mr. WALKINSHAW. Mr. Speaker, I hear my friends on the other side
often talking about the constitutional authority that this Congress has
to legislate with respect to the District of Columbia, and I would make
two points.
One, I think the question isn't can we. The question is should we.
Should we substitute our judgment based on the anecdotes we might have
heard for the judgment of the District of Columbia's elected
representatives who are connected to their communities each and every
day and if they aren't responsive to those communities can be unelected
by those communities.
I would submit that they are in a better position than us to
determine the policies for the District of Columbia.
Mr. Speaker, I yield 5 minutes to the gentlewoman from the District
of Columbia (Ms. Norton), an elected Representative of the District of
Columbia.
Ms. NORTON. Mr. Speaker, I strongly oppose this bill. I include in
the Record letters opposing this bill from the District of Columbia
Mayor and every member of the D.C. Council.
September 10, 2025.
Hon. James Comer,
Chairman, House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform,
Washington, DC.
Hon. Robert Garcia,
Ranking Member, House Committee on Oversight and Government
Reform, Washington, DC.
Dear Chairman Comer and Ranking Member Garcia: As Mayor and
Chief Executive Officer of the District of Columbia, I am
proud of the work we have accomplished to invest in our
people, strengthen our neighborhoods, and drive down crime.
Building on this progress, my Administration established the
Safe and Beautiful Emergency Operations Center to coordinate
public safety and beautification efforts as the presidential
emergency declaration ends. This structure ensures that DC
will remain proactive--bringing together local and federal
partners to sustain momentum on reducing crime and improving
quality of life for every resident.
We have worked collaboratively with this Committee on
shared priorities, including public safety, the federal
Return to Work, implementing a DC budget Fiscal Year 2025 fix
(which is still pending in the House) and revitalizing the
RFK campus; but I write now to ask you to reject 13 of the DC
bills before you today that encroach on DC's Home Rule:
Bills like H.R. 5183, the District of Columbia Home Rule
Improvement Act, make the District less efficient,
competitive, and responsive to the needs of a highly complex
unique local government that serves local, county and state
functions. Bogging down legislative and executive action only
adds costs and uncertainty, making it more difficult to
handle the economic headwinds and growth opportunities ahead.
Bills like H.R. 5214, the District of Columbia Cash Bail
Reform Act, make DC less safe. Replacing our very effective
pre-trial detention regime, which focuses on charged violent
offenses and repeat violent offenders, not just on cash bail.
I credit recent changes to our laws related to pre-trial
detention for helping to drive down violent crime in the last
two years.
And the bills to abolish the Judicial Nominations
Commission and to convert the elected DC Attorney General to
a Presidentially appointed legal officer for the District are
both less democratic and untenable for District operations.
The Judicial Nomination Commission, with seven members
appointed by the Mayor, DC Council, President, US District
Court for DC, and the DC Bar, works. As recently as last
month, President Trump nominated three federal judicial
nominees who were selected from the Commission's candidate
pool--a process that demonstrates the value of maintaining
local input. DC residents also voted to elect an Attorney
General who represents the public interest. Changes to these
charter agencies would significantly undercut the already
thin ties to autonomy that limited home rule provides.
Finally, I urge you not to up end our three-part education
funding SOAR Act. I have long supported the program to expand
opportunity for DC students. However, my support has always
been contingent on parity among all three education sectors--
public, private, and charter--and this approach is working.
We will not support changes that tip the scales away from
this core principle of fairness for DC families. As the
fastest improving urban school system, DC has become a model
for urban education. We outpace the national average on all
tested subject areas. We boast free, full-day Pre-K access
serving more than 13,200 young learners--an investment which
supports our children and our workforce. DC ranked top of the
nation in parental satisfaction regarding school choice.
Mayoral control, council oversight, and deep, targeted
investments in our students, teachers, and buildings made
these remarkable achievements possible.
I look forward to continuing a productive partnership with
the Committee--one that respects the will of DC residents and
honors the principles of home rule. Together, we can build on
our successes while protecting the autonomy that, as history
reflects, has made our city stronger.
Sincerely,
Muriel Bowser,
Mayor.
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Council of the District of Columbia,
Washington, DC, March 24, 2026.
Hon. Mike Johnson,
Speaker, House of Representatives,
Washington, DC.
Hon. Hakeem Jeffries,
Democratic Leader, House of Representatives,
Washington, DC.
Dear Speaker Johnson and Leader Jeffries: We write to
express our strong opposition to H.R. 5103, the Make D.C.
Safe and Beautiful Act. This bill is unnecessary and
duplicative and, if enacted, could actually erode public
safety in the District. We urge all House members to vote
against the bill this week.
We appreciate the interest H.R. 5103's sponsors have in
promoting cleanliness in Washington, D.C. That said, the
Secretary of the Interior does not need new legislation like
H.R. 5103 to improve the appearance of federal land, parks,
and monuments in the District. He certainly does not need
four years, as the bill proposes, to remove graffiti and
repair statues on federal property. He can do that work now,
and, in fact, is doing that today in locations like Freedom
Plaza and Columbus Circle. If he needs more resources, he
should request them.
H.R. 5103's creation of a federal ``Safe and Beautiful''
commission is also a concern. This commission would, among
other things, be charged with encouraging immigration
enforcement in the District, reviewing District criminal
justice policies, and facilitating federal law enforcement
deployment in the city. Such a commission would, in some
ways, duplicate coordination work already underway on areas
of mutual interest to the federal government and the
District, including issues like trash collection and joint
crime prevention activities. Establishing and funding a new
government body focused on issues like immigration that are
not a source of public safety concerns in the District would
be wasteful.
Finally, we must express serious concerns about the
provision in H.R. 5103 intended to encourage and speed the
issuance of concealed carry licenses in the District. Our
local police already manage a straightforward and safety-
focused concealed carry program. Putting more guns on our
streets more quickly would be a step backwards at a time when
D.C. police and their federal partners are working together
daily to get firearms out of the hands of dangerous
individuals.
Sincerely,
Chairman Phil Mendelson, Councilmembers Anita Bonds;
Christina Henderson; Brianne K. Nadeau; Matthew Frumin;
Zachary Parker; Wendell Felder; Robert C. White, Jr.; Doni
Crawford; Brooke Pinto; Janeese Lewis George; Charles Allen;
and Trayon White, Sr.
Ms. NORTON. Mr. Speaker, D.C. is a world-class city, yet this bill
seeks to codify and encourage President Trump's efforts to control and
transform D.C., as well as to demonize D.C. and its 700,000 residents,
the majority of whom are Black and Brown. President Trump already has
called for the repeal of D.C. home rule, federalized the D.C. police
department, deployed troops and masked Federal agents on D.C.'s
streets, terrorized immigrants in D.C., demolished the East Wing of the
White House, removed the nonprofit managing the public golf courses in
D.C., and announced the closure of the Kennedy Center. This bill will
only embolden him.
This bill would establish in the executive branch the D.C. Safe and
Beautiful Commission. The commission's responsibilities include
increasing civil immigration enforcement in D.C., deploying more
Federal law enforcement officers in D.C., and increasing the number of
people carrying guns in D.C.
The commission's top priority is to increase civil immigration
enforcement in D.C. Specifically, the commission is required to ensure
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,'' and to monitor D.C.'s
``compliance with the enforcement of Federal immigration law.'' The
commission is also
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required to facilitate the ``deployment of a more robust Federal law
enforcement presence'' in D.C. and to ``increase the speed and lower
the costs of processing concealed carry'' permits in D.C.
However, D.C. does not want masked Federal agents terrorizing
communities, separating families, and destroying the community trust
needed for effective local policing or more guns on the streets.
This bill would also require the Secretary of the Interior to
``develop a program to beautify'' D.C., even though D.C. is already one
of the most beautiful cities in the world.
This Congress, Republicans have filed over 100 bills, amendments, and
riders to repeal, amend, or block D.C. from carrying out local laws and
policies. The House has already passed 10 of those bills.
D.C. residents have all the obligations of American citizenship,
including paying Federal taxes, serving on juries, and registering with
the Selective Service, yet Congress denies them full local self-
government and voting representation in Congress. The only solution to
this undemocratic treatment is to grant D.C. statehood.
Congress has the authority to admit D.C. as a State. The D.C.
statehood bill, H.R. 51, would reduce the size of the Federal district
from 68 square miles to 2 square miles, consisting of the White House,
the Capitol, the Supreme Court, and The National Mall. The residential
and commercial areas of D.C. would be a new State.
I urge my colleagues to vote ``no'' on H.R. 5103.
Mr. Speaker, I include in the Record a letter opposing this bill from
Brady United Against Gun Violence.
March 25, 2026.
Dear Members of the U.S. House of Representatives: Founded
in 1974, Brady works across Congress, courts, and
communities, uniting gun owners and non-gun owners alike, to
take action, not sides, and end America's gun violence
epidemic. Our organization today carries the name of Jim and
Sarah Brady. As you know, Jim was shot and severely injured
in the assassination attempt on President Ronald Reagan. As
victims of gun violence and life-long gun owners, Jim and
Sarah dedicated the rest of their lives to passing federal
legislation requiring background checks for gun sales. Brady
continues to uphold Jim and Sarah's legacy by uniting
Americans from coast to coast, red and blue, young and old,
liberal and conservative, to combat the epidemic of gun
violence.
This week, the House will consider the Make the District of
Columbia Safe and Beautiful Act of 2026 (H.R. 5 103), which
establishes in the federal executive branch the District of
Columbia Safe and Beautiful Commission, consisting entirely
of federal officials. This bill is yet another example of
federal overreach into the affairs of the District's
residents, imposing unnecessary and unwanted criminal and
civil reforms. Most egregiously, the bill would direct the
commission to seek to ``increase the speed and lower the cost
of processing concealed carry license requests in the
District of Columbia.'' Brady stands in strong opposition to
H.R. 5103 and urges Members to oppose this dangerous
overreach of federal authority over the District of Columbia
and its residents.
Every American should have a say in how they can best
prevent gun violence and violent crime in their own
communities; that is at the very core of the system of
federalism our founding fathers fought a revolution to
create. Yet, when it comes to efforts to pass public safety
laws, citizens of our nation's capital are often at the mercy
of federal legislators with little interest in their needs,
and attempts by the District's leaders to keep their
communities safe are continuously tossed aside by lawmakers
with no stake in those communities.
The District's residents are among the only Americans who
bear all the responsibilities of citizenship without fully
realizing their benefits. The District has a population
larger than two states that enjoy full representation in
Congress. D.C. residents pay higher taxes than residents in
all but 2 states and have the highest per capita federal tax
rate in the nation. Yet, D.C. Home Rule is limited--Congress
has the power to review and block local legislation, impose
their own legislative prerogatives, control the budget, and
appoint judges.
The District of Columbia, guided by interest in preserving
public safety for its residents and visitors, has implemented
a concealed firearm carry licensing process that ensures
prospective licensees meet the necessary legal requirements
for firearm and concealed carry possession, including the
completion of an MPD-approved range training, within the
District. Under H.R 5103, the federal government would meddle
with the District's laws regarding who can carry concealed
handguns in public, undermining its ability to enforce laws
in service of public safety.
District residents deserve autonomy over their home and
over how they choose to combat violent crime. The federal
government should not abuse its oversight of the District of
Columbia to interfere with home rule policies and practices.
As such, Brady calls on Members to oppose H.R. 5103 and any
other bill that restricts the autonomy of the District of
Columbia or overrides the District's criminal justice laws.
Best regards,
Mark A. Collins,
Director, Federal Policy.
Mr. McGUIRE. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself 6 minutes.
Mr. Speaker, reckless D.C. Council policies have caused citizens from
all over the United States and in D.C. to be robbed, raped, and
murdered. They are reckless. They are not getting the job done, which
is why we need to do this bill.
In the Oversight Committee we pointed that out. Metropolitan Police
Department of the District of Columbia Chief Pamela Smith actually
resigned immediately following the release of the Oversight Committee's
report. Why would they cover up these crimes? It is to trick the
American people so they don't understand how bad their policies are.
In 2023, there were 274 homicides in D.C., a 20-year high.
In 2024, D.C. had the fourth highest homicide rate in the country.
While these crime statistics are troubling on their own, they
significantly understate the level of crime in the D.C. area.
Last year, an investigation into D.C.'s crime statistics by the
Oversight Committee revealed that D.C. leadership pressured and at
times manipulated crime statistics to maintain the appearance of low
crime in our Nation's Capital. This pressure demoralized the D.C.
Metropolitan Police Department making the city less safe.
President Trump's crackdown on violent crime in D.C. last year
resulted in a significant drop in crime and increased arrests.
My bill, H.R. 5103, facilitates the deployment of more robust Federal
law enforcement presence in D.C. in coordination with local law
enforcement, providing vital support to ensure that both Federal and
local laws are being followed to keep D.C. safe.
Now, sanctuary cities are sanctuaries for criminals. If you are a
criminal, would you rather go to a city where local and Federal police
authorities cooperate, communicate, and work as a team, or would you
rather go to one where they don't work as a team? They have not been
working as a team in D.C., and it is causing people to die.
That is unacceptable.
On the concealed carry permit aspect of the bill, D.C. has some of
the most complicated and strict gun laws in the country.
Law-abiding residents who wish to protect themselves and their loved
ones are forced to wait 4 months on average for a concealed carry
permit appointment. This is unacceptable and, frankly, infringes on
their Second Amendment rights, which are enshrined in our founding
documents.
Criminals don't care about the law.
My bill establishes the District of Columbia Safe and Beautiful
Commission which will collaborate with appropriate local government
entities to speed up and reduce the cost of D.C.'s concealed carry
permit process.
Criminals do not care about the law. You can create whatever law you
want and try to get guns out of D.C. The criminals do not care. They
are always going to get a gun, and you are making law-abiding citizens
helpless victims.
The only people who are affected by D.C.'s complicated process are
law-abiding residents. Streamlining concealed carry permits will
decrease crime by allowing law-abiding citizens to better protect
themselves and their families.
Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
Mr. WALKINSHAW. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may
consume.
With respect to the concealed carry permit and streamlining the
process, one of the aspects of the District's process that does take a
little bit of time is the requirement for range training. I suspect
that what the gentleman means when he says he wants to streamline the
process for concealed carry permits in D.C. is he wants folks to have a
concealed carry permit without completing range training. I know some
people have that philosophy. I don't think that would make the District
of Columbia safer.
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With respect to the crime data manipulation, as the gentleman noted,
last year the Republicans on the Oversight Committee investigated
alleged crime data manipulation in D.C. By the way, it is the same
crime data that today they and President Trump celebrate as he claims
to have eliminated violent crime in the District of Columbia.
{time} 1440
The investigation backfired on my Republican friends almost as soon
as it began, thanks in large part to the testimony of every one of the
eight current and former D.C. police commanders who sat down for
transcribed interviews. That investigation proved, I think, not what
they hoped it would prove.
The evidence was that President Trump was not telling the truth and
is not telling the truth about crime in D.C. to justify his
federalization of the D.C. police and deployment of troops on D.C.
streets. It undermined Republican attacks on home rule by showing that
D.C. was successfully reducing crime before the Federal intervention.
Every single one of those commanders testified that D.C. was
experiencing a sustained decrease in crime over 2 years, well before
President Trump's administration. Commander after commander testified
that the data recording this trend wasn't manipulated. In fact, it was
the very data they were using every day to help successfully drive down
crime.
With respect to the argument that President Trump has made D.C.
safer, in 2024, the year before President Trump began his second term,
violent crime in D.C. was down 35 percent, a 30-year low. In 2025, it
was down 29 percent, which is smaller than 35 percent, so the reduction
in crime slowed down after President Trump's intervention.
As I noted before, homicides in D.C. and across the country did spike
during President Trump's first term, but they have been falling for
years, and the reduction in homicides in D.C. began before President
Trump's second term.
We heard some anecdotes that the gentleman has heard from his staff
and others. According to a poll conducted by The Washington Post, 80
percent of D.C. residents opposed President Trump's federalization of
the D.C. police department and the deployment of the National Guard and
Federal law enforcement in D.C. They disagree with the majority's view
that President Trump and Federal troops have made D.C. safer.
Mr. Speaker, I yield 4 minutes to the gentlewoman from Virginia (Ms.
McClellan).
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Members are reminded to refrain from
engaging in personalities toward the President.
Ms. McCLELLAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise in opposition to H.R. 5103, the
Make the District of Columbia Safe and Beautiful Act of 2026.
For this reason, and at the appropriate time, I will offer a motion
to recommit this bill back to committee.
If the House rules permitted, I would have offered the motion with an
important amendment to this bill. My amendment would stop unethical
donations for Federal Government projects to alter any public property,
building, or fixture at the White House, the Naval Observatory, or
other public property locations primarily used by the President and the
Vice President.
During the longest shutdown in our Nation's history, the Trump
administration clearly showed the American people where its priorities
lay and began demolishing the 123-year-old East Wing to build a gilded
ballroom similar to that of his private billionaires' club at Mar-a-
Lago.
Not only does the demolition undermine historical preservation
without a public review process, but it also constitutes another
ethical violation by the administration, as private donors fund the
construction without input from the National Park Service.
This bill is just one in a series of the majority's and this
administration's misguided priorities, whereby their answer to solving
our immigration problems is advancing policies that would subject the
District and cities across the Nation to a brutal and indiscriminate
crackdown on immigrant communities.
While stating that he would go after ``the worst of the worst,'' the
President has, instead, targeted families, permanent residents,
refugees, students, and asylum seekers. Instead of taking actions that
make us safer, the administration has opted for showy displays of
force, all to jack up his detention and deportation numbers.
The Trump administration, in its relentless drive to use ICE and
Customs and Border Patrol as an instrument of cruelty toward immigrant
communities, has abandoned the Department of Homeland Security's core
mission of keeping the homeland safe.
Hundreds of intelligence officers with DHS' intelligence office have
been directed to focus on immigration enforcement, resulting in fewer
intelligence briefs reaching local officials and police departments.
At a time when the President has dragged us into his war of choice
with Iran, which puts our servicemembers in harm's way with no clear
long-term strategy, we absolutely cannot afford to leave ourselves so
vulnerable to attack.
With gas prices now on the rise and the cost of groceries, rent, and
utilities skyrocketing for millions, we are left to question why this
administration would rather pursue vanity projects and its campaign of
terror than deliver on the promises it made to the American people.
Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to insert the text of my
amendment into the Record immediately prior to the vote on the motion
to recommit.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the
gentlewoman from Virginia?
There was no objection.
Ms. McCLELLAN. Mr. Speaker, I hope my colleagues will join me in
voting for the motion to recommit.
Mr. McGUIRE. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself 3 minutes.
Mr. Speaker, crime statistics coming from the other side, obviously,
I can't see them being reliable, especially as a member of the
Oversight Committee. We talked about the D.C. Metropolitan Police
Department. Chief Pamela Smith resigned immediately following the
release of the Oversight Committee report, where they had a clear
coverup on crimes to make it look like D.C. crime is not accurate.
Since President Trump's Federal enforcement action, the D.C. crime,
especially violent crimes, has truly drastically decreased. Carjackings
have dropped 87 percent. This is proof that increased Federal and local
cooperation is essential to reducing crime in D.C.
Again, if you are a criminal, Mr. Speaker, you would rather go to a
city where they don't cooperate, communicate, and work as a team. We
are ensuring that they cooperate, communicate, and work as a team, and
they will be less attracted to D.C.
Mayor Bowser herself stated that she appreciated the surge of Federal
law enforcement officers as it enhanced the Metropolitan Police
Department's law enforcement efforts. In contrast, the D.C. Council has
proven time and time again that they prioritize dangerous criminals
over the law-abiding residents of D.C. and the thousands of tourists
who visit our Nation's Capital every day.
My bill will ensure coordination between Federal and local law
enforcement continues, providing local police the additional Federal
resources and personnel they need to combat crime in the District.
Again, on the concealed carry permit, nowhere in the United States do
you have to wait 4 months, Mr. Speaker. That is an infringement on our
Second Amendment, for whatever excuse they have.
Thankfully, not only is President Trump making America great again,
he is making Washington, D.C., great again.
Mr. Speaker, I have no further speakers, and I am prepared to close.
I reserve the balance of my time.
Mr. WALKINSHAW. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time.
Mr. Speaker, $4 a gallon gas, 4-hour waits at TSA lines, millions of
Americans losing their healthcare, rural hospitals set to close, and
tariffs driving up costs for hardworking American families. Those are
the challenges that our constituents across the country are facing.
Those are the challenges that we here as Members of Congress are
supposed to address, yet we are meddling in the District of Columbia's
affairs.
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Let's do our job in this Congress and work together to bring down
costs for the American people. Let the Mayor of the District of
Columbia and the District council do their jobs.
Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to oppose this legislation, and I
yield back the balance of my time.
Mr. McGUIRE. Mr. Speaker, I hope that my colleagues, my friends on
the other side, will consider the priority of the safety of American
citizens in D.C. and the rest of the country, and keep the city that
represents our great Nation safe and beautiful.
Under Article I, Section 8, Clause 17, Congress has a constitutional
duty to ensure the District of Columbia is safe, secure, and beautiful.
Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to support this bill, and I yield
back the balance of my time.
Mr. HIGGINS of Louisiana. Mr. Speaker, I rise to support H.R. 5103.
As a proud cosponsor of H.R. 5103, I stand with Representative McGuire
and my Republican colleagues to deliver on President Trump's vision for
our Nation's capital. This bill codifies Executive Order 14252 and
turns words into law to make Washington, D.C., safe, clean, and
beautiful once again.
The bill creates the bipartisan ``District of Columbia Safe and
Beautiful Commission,'' comprising federal law enforcement leaders from
DHS, the FBI, ATF, the U.S. Marshals, and the U.S. Attorneys for D.C.,
Maryland, and Virginia. This commission will work directly with D.C.
officials to crack down on crime, enforce federal immigration law, and
support the Metropolitan Police Department. American taxpayers should
not be forced to subsidize lawlessness in the seat of our government.
This legislation also directs the Department of the Interior to
launch a comprehensive beautification program to clean up monuments,
memorials, parks, sidewalks, highways, and public spaces. Our capital
should reflect American pride and history, not graffiti and decay.
Both the Commission and the beautification program sunset on January
2, 2029, ensuring focused action and regular congressional oversight
through required progress reports. This is targeted, time-limited
leadership, not another permanent bureaucracy.
As the seat of our federal government and a symbol to the world,
Washington, D.C., must be safe for tourists, workers, residents, and
Members of Congress alike. Crime, filth, and disrespect for our
monuments undermine national morale and our global image. H.R. 5103
fixes that.
I urge my colleagues to support H.R. 5103 today. Let's show the
American people that we are delivering on law and order and restoring
the beauty and dignity of our Nation's capital.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. All time for debate has expired.
Pursuant to House Resolution 1131, the previous question is ordered
on the bill, as amended.
The question is on the engrossment and third reading of the bill.
The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time, and was
read the third time.
Motion to Recommit
Ms. McCLELLAN. Mr. Speaker, I have a motion to recommit at the desk.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the motion to
recommit.
The Clerk read as follows:
Ms. McClellan of Virginia moves to recommit the bill H.R.
5103 to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
The material previously referred to by Ms. McClellan is as follows:
Ms. McClellan of Virginia moves to recommit the bill H.R.
5103 to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform with
instructions to report the same back to the House forthwith,
with the following amendment:
Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the
provisions of H.R. 6085, as introduced in the House of
Representatives on November 18, 2025.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XIX, the
previous question is ordered on the motion to recommit.
The question is on the motion to recommit.
The question was taken; and the Speaker pro tempore announced that
the noes appeared to have it.
Ms. McCLELLAN. Mr. Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and nays.
The yeas and nays were ordered.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Members will record their votes by
electronic device. Pursuant to clause 9 of rule XX, this vote on the
motion to recommit will be followed by a 5-minute vote on the passage
of the bill, if ordered.
The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 207,
nays 214, not voting 11, as follows:
[Roll No. 100]
YEAS--207
Adams
Aguilar
Amo
Ansari
Auchincloss
Balint
Barragan
Beatty
Bell
Bera
Beyer
Bishop
Bonamici
Boyle (PA)
Brown
Brownley
Budzinski
Bynum
Carbajal
Carson
Carter (LA)
Casar
Case
Casten
Castor (FL)
Castro (TX)
Cherfilus-McCormick
Chu
Cisneros
Clark (MA)
Clarke (NY)
Clyburn
Cohen
Conaway
Correa
Costa
Courtney
Craig
Crockett
Crow
Cuellar
Davids (KS)
Davis (IL)
Davis (NC)
Dean (PA)
DeGette
DeLauro
DelBene
Deluzio
DeSaulnier
Dexter
Dingell
Doggett
Elfreth
Escobar
Espaillat
Evans (PA)
Fields
Figures
Fletcher
Foster
Foushee
Frankel, Lois
Friedman
Frost
Garamendi
Garcia (CA)
Garcia (IL)
Garcia (TX)
Gillen
Golden (ME)
Goldman (NY)
Gomez
Gonzalez, V.
Goodlander
Gottheimer
Gray
Green, Al (TX)
Grijalva
Harder (CA)
Hayes
Himes
Houlahan
Hoyer
Hoyle (OR)
Huffman
Ivey
Jackson (IL)
Jacobs
Jayapal
Jeffries
Johnson (GA)
Johnson (TX)
Kaptur
Keating
Kelly (IL)
Kennedy (NY)
Khanna
Krishnamoorthi
Landsman
Larsen (WA)
Larson (CT)
Latimer
Lee (NV)
Lee (PA)
Leger Fernandez
Levin
Liccardo
Lofgren
Lynch
Magaziner
Mannion
Matsui
McBath
McBride
McClain Delaney
McClellan
McCollum
McDonald Rivet
McGarvey
McGovern
McIver
Meeks
Menefee
Menendez
Meng
Mfume
Min
Moore (WI)
Morelle
Morrison
Moskowitz
Moulton
Mrvan
Mullin
Nadler
Neal
Neguse
Norcross
Ocasio-Cortez
Olszewski
Omar
Pallone
Panetta
Pappas
Pelosi
Perez
Peters
Pettersen
Pingree
Pocan
Pou
Pressley
Quigley
Ramirez
Randall
Raskin
Riley (NY)
Rivas
Ross
Ruiz
Ryan
Salinas
Sanchez
Scanlon
Schakowsky
Schneider
Scholten
Schrier
Scott (VA)
Scott, David
Sewell
Sherman
Simon
Smith (WA)
Sorensen
Soto
Stansbury
Stanton
Stevens
Strickland
Subramanyam
Suozzi
Sykes
Takano
Thanedar
Thompson (CA)
Thompson (MS)
Tlaib
Tokuda
Tonko
Torres (CA)
Torres (NY)
Trahan
Tran
Underwood
Vargas
Vasquez
Veasey
Velazquez
Vindman
Walkinshaw
Wasserman Schultz
Waters
Watson Coleman
Whitesides
Wilson (FL)
NAYS--214
Aderholt
Alford
Allen
Amodei (NV)
Arrington
Babin
Bacon
Baird
Balderson
Barr
Barrett
Baumgartner
Bean (FL)
Begich
Bentz
Bergman
Bice
Biggs (AZ)
Biggs (SC)
Bilirakis
Boebert
Bost
Brecheen
Bresnahan
Buchanan
Burchett
Burlison
Calvert
Cammack
Carey
Carter (GA)
Carter (TX)
Ciscomani
Cline
Cloud
Clyde
Cole
Collins
Comer
Crane
Crank
Crawford
Crenshaw
Davidson
De La Cruz
DesJarlais
Diaz-Balart
Donalds
Downing
Dunn (FL)
Edwards
Ellzey
Emmer
Estes
Evans (CO)
Ezell
Fallon
Fedorchak
Feenstra
Fine
Finstad
Fischbach
Fitzgerald
Fitzpatrick
Fleischmann
Flood
Fong
Foxx
Franklin, Scott
Fry
Fulcher
Garbarino
Gill (TX)
Gimenez
Goldman (TX)
Gonzales, Tony
Gooden
Gosar
Graves
Griffith
Grothman
Guest
Guthrie
Hageman
Hamadeh (AZ)
Haridopolos
Harrigan
Harris (MD)
Harris (NC)
Harshbarger
Hern (OK)
Higgins (LA)
Hill (AR)
Hinson
Houchin
Hudson
Huizenga
Hurd (CO)
Issa
Jack
Jackson (TX)
James
Johnson (LA)
Johnson (SD)
Jordan
Joyce (OH)
Joyce (PA)
Kelly (MS)
Kelly (PA)
Kennedy (UT)
Kiggans (VA)
Kiley (CA)
Kim
Knott
Kustoff
LaHood
LaLota
Langworthy
Latta
Lawler
Lee (FL)
Letlow
Loudermilk
Lucas
Luna
Luttrell
Mace
Mackenzie
Malliotakis
Maloy
Mann
Massie
Mast
McCaul
McClain
McClintock
McCormick
McDowell
McGuire
Messmer
Meuser
Miller (IL)
Miller (OH)
Miller (WV)
Miller-Meeks
Mills
Moolenaar
Moore (AL)
Moore (NC)
Moore (UT)
Moore (WV)
Moran
Murphy
Nehls
Newhouse
Norman
Nunn (IA)
Obernolte
Ogles
Onder
Owens
Palmer
Patronis
Perry
Pfluger
Reschenthaler
Rogers (AL)
Rogers (KY)
Rose
Rouzer
Roy
Rulli
Rutherford
Scalise
Schmidt
Schweikert
Scott, Austin
Self
Sessions
Shreve
Simpson
Smith (MO)
Smith (NE)
Smith (NJ)
Smucker
Spartz
Stauber
Stefanik
Steil
Steube
Strong
Stutzman
Taylor
Tenney
Thompson (PA)
Tiffany
Timmons
Turner (OH)
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Valadao
Van Drew
Van Duyne
Van Epps
Van Orden
Wagner
Walberg
Weber (TX)
Webster (FL)
Westerman
Wied
Williams (TX)
Wilson (SC)
Wittman
Yakym
Zinke
NOT VOTING--11
Cleaver
Horsford
Hunt
Kamlager-Dove
Kean
Lieu
Salazar
Swalwell
Titus
Williams (GA)
Womack
{time} 1522
Messrs. EZELL, PATRONIS, ELLZEY, ROGERS of Alabama, COLLINS,
LOUDERMILK, Mses. FOXX, De La CRUZ, Messrs. SCOTT FRANKLIN of Florida,
and FEENSTRA changed their vote from ``yea'' to ``nay.''
Ms. MATSUI, Messrs. PAPPAS, and JOHNSON of Georgia changed their vote
from ``nay'' to ``yea.''
So the motion to recommit was rejected.
The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Bost). The question is on the passage of
the bill.
The question was taken; and the Speaker pro tempore announced that
the ayes appeared to have it.
Mr. WALKINSHAW. Mr. Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and nays.
The yeas and nays were ordered.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. This is a 5-minute vote.
The vote was taken by electronic device, and there were--yeas 218,
nays 206, not voting 8, as follows:
[Roll No. 101]
YEAS--218
Aderholt
Alford
Allen
Amodei (NV)
Arrington
Babin
Bacon
Baird
Balderson
Barr
Barrett
Baumgartner
Bean (FL)
Begich
Bentz
Bergman
Bice
Biggs (AZ)
Biggs (SC)
Bilirakis
Boebert
Bost
Brecheen
Bresnahan
Buchanan
Burchett
Burlison
Calvert
Cammack
Carey
Carter (GA)
Carter (TX)
Ciscomani
Cline
Cloud
Clyde
Cole
Collins
Comer
Crane
Crank
Crawford
Crenshaw
Cuellar
Davidson
Davis (NC)
De La Cruz
DesJarlais
Diaz-Balart
Donalds
Downing
Dunn (FL)
Edwards
Ellzey
Emmer
Estes
Evans (CO)
Ezell
Fallon
Fedorchak
Feenstra
Fine
Finstad
Fischbach
Fitzgerald
Fitzpatrick
Fleischmann
Flood
Fong
Foxx
Franklin, Scott
Fry
Fulcher
Garbarino
Gill (TX)
Gimenez
Golden (ME)
Goldman (TX)
Gonzales, Tony
Gooden
Gosar
Graves
Gray
Griffith
Grothman
Guest
Guthrie
Hageman
Hamadeh (AZ)
Haridopolos
Harrigan
Harris (MD)
Harris (NC)
Harshbarger
Hern (OK)
Higgins (LA)
Hill (AR)
Hinson
Houchin
Hudson
Huizenga
Hurd (CO)
Issa
Jack
Jackson (TX)
James
Johnson (LA)
Johnson (SD)
Jordan
Joyce (OH)
Joyce (PA)
Kelly (MS)
Kelly (PA)
Kennedy (UT)
Kiggans (VA)
Kiley (CA)
Kim
Knott
Kustoff
LaHood
LaLota
Langworthy
Latta
Lawler
Lee (FL)
Letlow
Loudermilk
Lucas
Luna
Luttrell
Mace
Mackenzie
Malliotakis
Maloy
Mann
Massie
Mast
McCaul
McClain
McClintock
McCormick
McDowell
McGuire
Messmer
Meuser
Miller (IL)
Miller (WV)
Miller-Meeks
Mills
Moolenaar
Moore (AL)
Moore (NC)
Moore (UT)
Moore (WV)
Moran
Murphy
Nehls
Newhouse
Norman
Nunn (IA)
Obernolte
Ogles
Onder
Owens
Palmer
Patronis
Perez
Perry
Pfluger
Reschenthaler
Rogers (AL)
Rogers (KY)
Rose
Rouzer
Roy
Rulli
Rutherford
Scalise
Schmidt
Schweikert
Scott, Austin
Self
Sessions
Shreve
Simpson
Smith (MO)
Smith (NE)
Smith (NJ)
Smucker
Spartz
Stauber
Stefanik
Steil
Steube
Strong
Stutzman
Taylor
Tenney
Thompson (PA)
Tiffany
Timmons
Turner (OH)
Valadao
Van Drew
Van Duyne
Van Epps
Van Orden
Wagner
Walberg
Weber (TX)
Webster (FL)
Westerman
Wied
Williams (TX)
Wilson (SC)
Wittman
Yakym
Zinke
NAYS--206
Adams
Aguilar
Amo
Ansari
Auchincloss
Balint
Barragan
Beatty
Bell
Bera
Beyer
Bishop
Bonamici
Boyle (PA)
Brown
Brownley
Budzinski
Bynum
Carbajal
Carson
Carter (LA)
Casar
Case
Casten
Castor (FL)
Castro (TX)
Cherfilus-McCormick
Chu
Cisneros
Clark (MA)
Clarke (NY)
Clyburn
Cohen
Conaway
Correa
Costa
Courtney
Craig
Crockett
Crow
Davids (KS)
Davis (IL)
Dean (PA)
DeGette
DeLauro
DelBene
Deluzio
DeSaulnier
Dexter
Dingell
Doggett
Elfreth
Escobar
Espaillat
Evans (PA)
Fields
Figures
Fletcher
Foster
Foushee
Frankel, Lois
Friedman
Frost
Garamendi
Garcia (CA)
Garcia (IL)
Garcia (TX)
Gillen
Goldman (NY)
Gomez
Gonzalez, V.
Goodlander
Gottheimer
Green, Al (TX)
Grijalva
Harder (CA)
Hayes
Himes
Horsford
Houlahan
Hoyer
Hoyle (OR)
Huffman
Ivey
Jackson (IL)
Jacobs
Jayapal
Jeffries
Johnson (GA)
Johnson (TX)
Kamlager-Dove
Kaptur
Keating
Kelly (IL)
Kennedy (NY)
Khanna
Krishnamoorthi
Landsman
Larsen (WA)
Larson (CT)
Latimer
Lee (NV)
Lee (PA)
Leger Fernandez
Levin
Liccardo
Lofgren
Lynch
Magaziner
Mannion
Matsui
McBath
McBride
McClain Delaney
McClellan
McCollum
McDonald Rivet
McGarvey
McGovern
McIver
Meeks
Menefee
Menendez
Meng
Mfume
Min
Moore (WI)
Morelle
Morrison
Moskowitz
Moulton
Mrvan
Mullin
Nadler
Neal
Neguse
Norcross
Ocasio-Cortez
Olszewski
Omar
Pallone
Panetta
Pappas
Pelosi
Peters
Pettersen
Pingree
Pocan
Pou
Pressley
Quigley
Ramirez
Randall
Raskin
Riley (NY)
Rivas
Ross
Ruiz
Ryan
Salinas
Sanchez
Scanlon
Schakowsky
Schneider
Scholten
Schrier
Scott (VA)
Scott, David
Sewell
Sherman
Simon
Smith (WA)
Sorensen
Soto
Stansbury
Stanton
Stevens
Strickland
Subramanyam
Suozzi
Sykes
Takano
Thanedar
Thompson (CA)
Thompson (MS)
Titus
Tlaib
Tokuda
Tonko
Torres (CA)
Torres (NY)
Trahan
Tran
Underwood
Vargas
Vasquez
Veasey
Velazquez
Vindman
Walkinshaw
Wasserman Schultz
Waters
Watson Coleman
Whitesides
Williams (GA)
Wilson (FL)
NOT VOTING--8
Cleaver
Hunt
Kean
Lieu
Miller (OH)
Salazar
Swalwell
Womack
Announcement by the Speaker Pro Tempore
The SPEAKER pro tempore (during the vote). There are 2 minutes
remaining.
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So the bill was passed.
The result of the vote was announced as above recorded.
A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.
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