releases: https://www.cotton.senate.gov/news/press-releases/cotton-introduces-legislation-to-end-vagrancy-camps-on-dcs-streets
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| https://www.cotton.senate.gov/news/press-releases/cotton-introduces-legislation-to-end-vagrancy-camps-on-dcs-streets | Cotton Introduces Legislation to End Vagrancy Camps on DC’s Streets | 2025-07-29 | 2025 | 2025-07 | Republican | Senate | AR | Tom Cotton | C001095 | www.cotton.senate.gov | cotton | https://www.cotton.senate.gov/news/press-releases | scraper | FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Caroline Tabler orPatrick McCann (202) 224-2353 July 29, 2025 Cotton Introduces Legislation to End Vagrancy Camps on DC’s Streets Washington, DC — Senators Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today introduced the Prohibiting Encampments on Public Grounds Act, legislation that would make it illegal to camp on public property in Washington, DC. “Our nation’s capital should be a point of pride, not littered with homeless encampments that endanger visitors like the thousands of Arkansans who visit each year. This bill would clean up DC’s public property and allow law enforcement officials to maintain order in the streets of our nation’s capital,” said Senator Cotton. Text of the bill can be found here. The Prohibiting Encampments on Public Grounds Act would: Make it unlawful to set up, maintain, or establish a camp or temporary abode on public property in Washington, DC. ### | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-07T14:40:33Z |