HR 5163 119th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Criminal procedure and sentencing District of Columbia Homelessness and emergency shelter

Clean and Managed Public Spaces Act

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

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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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.

What's happening now October 14, 2025

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 294.

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

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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 (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2025
LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF THE U.S.
for LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF THE U.S. · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30) 2025
HERITAGE ACTION FOR AMERICA
for HERITAGE ACTION FOR AMERICA · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30) 2025

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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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