H.R. 5163 119th Congress House

Clean and Managed Public Spaces Act

Official title: To prohibit camping on public property in the District of Columbia.

Introduced: September 4, 2025 Introduced by: William R. Timmons IV Republican · South Carolina See on congress.gov

Crime and Law Enforcement Criminal procedure and sentencingDistrict of ColumbiaHomelessness and emergency shelter

Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Oct 14, 2025

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 294.

Oct 14, 2025

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. H. Rept. 119-342.

Sep 10, 2025

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 25 - 20.

Sep 10, 2025

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

Sep 4, 2025

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Sep 4, 2025

Introduced in House

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What's happening now October 14, 2025

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 294.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill prohibits camping outdoors on public property in the District of Columbia. The penalty for a violation of the prohibition is a fine of up to $500, imprisonment for up to 30 days, or both.

Hearings & markups 1

the Full Committee to consider the following: 1) H.R. 5183, the District of Columbia Home Rule Improvement Act; …
Markup Sep 10, 2025 · 10:00 AM EDT · Oversight and Government Reform Committee

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Oversight and Government Reform Committee
House of Representatives

Lobbying activity 3

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

NATIONAL ADVOCACY CENTER OF THE SISTERS OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD
for CONFERENCE OF PROVINCIALS OF NORTH AMERICA · Missouri · 4th Quarter 2025 (Oct 1 - Dec 31)
LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF THE U.S.
for LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF THE U.S. · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2025 (July 1 - Sep 30)
HERITAGE ACTION FOR AMERICA
for HERITAGE ACTION FOR AMERICA · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2025 (July 1 - Sep 30)

Bodies those filers lobbied

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
3 filings
SENATE
3 filings
Commerce, Dept of (DOC)
2 filings
Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS)
2 filings
Justice, Dept of (DOJ)
2 filings
State, Dept of (DOS)
2 filings
Agriculture, Dept of (USDA)
1 filing
Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco Firearms & Explosives
1 filing

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5163: Clean and Managed Public Spaces Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5163/

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"H.R. 5163: Clean and Managed Public Spaces Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5163/.

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H.R. 5163, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5163/.

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