[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 10055 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                               H. R. 10055

  To amend titles 5, 18, and 40, United States Code, to prohibit the 
renaming of Federal property except through a provision of law enacted 
                  by Congress, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             August 6, 2026

    Mr. Lieu (for himself and Mrs. McClain Delaney) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 
and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, 
 and Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently 
   determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
 provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend titles 5, 18, and 40, United States Code, to prohibit the 
renaming of Federal property except through a provision of law enacted 
                  by Congress, and for other purposes.

    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 ``Congressional Authorization for 
Federal Building Names Act''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON RENAMING OF FEDERAL PROPERTY.

    (a) Renaming Federal Property.--Chapter 3 of title 5, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 307. Renaming of Federal property
    ``(a) In General.--Federal property may not be renamed or 
redesignated except through a provision of law enacted by Congress that 
expressly renames or redesignates such property.
    ``(b) Federal Property Defined.--In this section, the term `Federal 
property' means any feature (including a geographic or administrative 
feature), building (including a public building as defined in section 
3301 of title 40), or other real property or interest in real 
property--
            ``(1) administered by a Federal agency; and
            ``(2) the name of which is designated or otherwise assigned 
        by Federal statute.''.
    (b) Malicious Mischief.--
            (1) In general.--Chapter 65 of title 18, United States 
        Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
        section:
``Sec. 1370. Displaying incorrect name on Federal property
    ``(a) In General.--Any covered officer or employee who willfully 
displays an incorrect name of a unit of Federal property on such 
property or renames a unit of Federal property without prior statutory 
authorization shall be subject to the following:
            ``(1) If the damage or attempted damage to such property 
        exceeds the sum of $1,000, a fine under this title or 
        imprisonment for not more than 10 years, or both.
            ``(2) If the damage or attempted damage to such property 
        does not exceed the sum of $1,000, a fine under this title or 
        by imprisonment for not more than 1 year, or both.
    ``(b) Statute of Limitations.--An action under subsection (a) shall 
be commenced not later than 10 years after the date on which the 
violation occurs.
    ``(c) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) Covered officer or employee.--The term `covered 
        officer or employee' means an officer or employee of the 
        Federal Government that is politically appointed, including an 
        officer or employee appointed to or acting in a position that 
        requires Senate confirmation.
            ``(2) Federal property.--The term `Federal property' has 
        the meaning given the term in section 307 of title 5.''.
            (2) Effective date.--The amendment made by paragraph (1) 
        shall take effect on January 1, 2027.
    (c) Naming or Designating Buildings.--Section 3102 of title 40, 
United States Code, is amended by striking ``regardless of whether it 
was previously named by statute'' and inserting ``unless such building 
was previously named by statute''.
    (d) Clerical Amendments.--
            (1) The table of sections for chapter 3 of part I of title 
        5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
        following new item:

``307. Renaming of Federal property.''.
            (2) The table of sections for chapter 65 of part I of title 
        18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
        following new item:

``1370. Displaying incorrect name on Federal property.''.
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