House passes the Make the District of Columbia Safe and Beautiful Act of 2025
On Passage
MAR 25, 2026 · 3:29 PM ET
Party-line vote, except 5 Democrats who crossed. Cleared the 213 needed by 5 votes.
What the House was voting on
H.R. 5103 focuses on the federal district of Washington, D.C. It aims to revitalize the city by funding the restoration of public spaces like national monuments and parks. Beyond beautification, the bill creates a new commission tasked with making D.C. safer. This group would work on ways to speed up gun permit processing, increase the number of police officers on the streets, and tighten rules for holding criminal suspects before their trials.
Pass the Make the District of Columbia Safe and Beautiful Act of 2025 in the House.
Reject the bill in the House.
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.
213 is a majority of the 424 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.
Party line, with 5 Democrats crossing5 Democrats crossed. It passed.
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#100Motion to recommitFAILED207–214
- MAR 25#101THIS VOTEOn passagePASSED218–2065 votes to spare over the 213 needed.
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