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[H.R. 5163 Reported in House (RH)]

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                                                 Union Calendar No. 294
119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 5163

                          [Report No. 119-342]

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


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 4, 2025

 Mr. Timmons introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
              Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

                            October 14, 2025

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]
    [For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on 
                           September 4, 2025]


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                                 A BILL


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


 


    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 ``Clean and Managed Public Spaces 
Act''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON CAMPING ON PUBLIC PROPERTY IN DISTRICT OF 
              COLUMBIA.

    Section 824 of the Act to establish a code of law for the District 
of Columbia, as approved March 3, 1901 (sec. 22-3302, D.C. Official 
Code) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(c)(1) Any person who, without lawful authority, engages in 
camping outdoors on public property in the District of Columbia shall 
be fined not more than $500, imprisoned for not more than 30 days, or 
both.
    ``(2) For purposes of this subsection, the term `camping' means 
erecting, placing, maintaining, or using temporary structures, 
including tents, tarps, and other temporary shelters for living 
accommodation activities, including sleeping or making preparations to 
sleep, sleeping inside or outside of a motor vehicle or making 
preparations to sleep outside of a motor vehicle, including laying down 
a sleeping bag, blanket, or other material used for bedding.''.
                                                 Union Calendar No. 294

119th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                               H. R. 5163

                          [Report No. 119-342]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

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

_______________________________________________________________________

                            October 14, 2025

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed