S. 2517

Summary

S. 2517, a bill to impose criminal penalties for camping on public property in the District of Columbia, was introduced in the Senate on Jul 29, 2025 by Sen. Tom Cotton (R). It was referred to Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs, and last saw action on Jul 29, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Record

Text

S. 2517 has no co-sponsors and has not gone to a roll call.

119 S2517 IS: To impose criminal penalties for camping on public property in the District of Columbia.
 U.S. Senate
 2025-07-29
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  II
  119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
  S. 2517
  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
  July 29, 2025
  Mr. Cotton  introduced the following bill;
  which was read twice and referred to the  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental
  Affairs
  A BILL
To impose criminal penalties for camping on public property in the District
  of Columbia.
1.
Camping on public property in the District of Columbia
(a)
Definition
In this section, the term  camp  means to use any material to set up, maintain, or establish a temporary place of abode.
(b)
Offense
It shall be unlawful in the District of Columbia to camp on public property.
(c)
Penalty
Any person who violates subsection (b) shall be fined not more than $500, imprisoned for not more than 30 days, or both.

Tracker

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A bill to impose criminal penalties for camping on public property in the District of Columbia.

Sponsors

Sen. Tom Cotton (R) sponsors S. 2517 alone.

Tom Cotton

Sen. · R–AR · Sponsor

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Committees

S. 2517 went before 1 committee: Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

Referred To · Jul 29, 2025 · 444 Bills

Actions

S. 2517 has taken 2 actions since Jul 29, 2025.

Votes

S. 2517 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

S. 2517 goes by 2 titles.

• A bill to impose criminal penalties for camping on public property in the District of Columbia. — Official Title as Introduced
• A bill to impose criminal penalties for camping on public property in the District of Columbia. — Display Title

Lobbying

9 clients hired 2 firms and 7 registered lobbyists who named S. 2517 in 9 quarterly filings, 2025. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Retirement, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities, Insurance.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S. 2517 under Crime and Law Enforcement, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S. 2517’s is Crime and Law Enforcement.

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com