House rejects a motion to send the Make the District of Columbia Safe and Beautiful Act of 2025 back to committee
On Motion to Recommit
MAR 25, 2026 · 3:22 PM ET
A party-line vote. 4 votes short of the 211 needed.
Since 2021 this motion can't change the bill, so it's mostly symbolic.
MOTION TO RECOMMIT →Since 2021 this motion can't change the bill, so it's mostly symbolic.
MOTION TO RECOMMIT →What the House was voting on
This vote was about a motion to "recommit" H.R. 5103, also known as the "Make the District of Columbia Safe and Beautiful Act of 2025." The bill aims to create a federal program to restore parks and monuments in Washington, D.C., and sets up a new commission to address public safety. This commission would focus on making gun permits faster to obtain, changing how criminal suspects are held before trial, and increasing the police presence throughout the city.
Send the Make the District of Columbia Safe and Beautiful Act of 2025 back to committee.
Keep the bill on the floor for a final vote.
Creates a federal commission to recommend public-safety actions in D.C. and a program to clean and restore public spaces.
Passed the House 218–206 on March 25, 2026. Now waiting in the Senate, 401 days after it was introduced.
- TIES
- A tie fails in the House: a majority means more yeas than nays.
211 is a majority of the 421 members voting yes or no. Members voting “present” or absent don’t count.
- TIES
- A tie fails in the House: a majority means more yeas than nays.
A straight party-line voteStraight party line.
Every vote on H.R. 5103, in both chambersEvery vote on H.R. 5103
- JAN 14Reported by Natural ResourcesREPORTED26–16
- JAN 14Reported by Oversight and Government ReformREPORTED26–16
- MAR 25#98Previous question on the rule (H.Res. 1131)AGREED TO212–210
- MAR 25#99On the rule (H.Res. 1131)AGREED TO214–210
- MAR 25#100THIS VOTEMotion to recommitFAILED207–2144 votes short of the 211 needed.
- MAR 25#101On passagePASSED218–2065 Democrats voted yes
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