119th Congress · House bill · Last action Jul 23, 2026
H.R. 9902In Committee
Democrats propose restricting federal building names after officials
Sponsor: Rep. Foster, Bill (D-IL)19 cosponsorsIntroduced Jul 23, 2026
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In plain English
The bill prevents the federal government from naming buildings, facilities, or programs after elected officials or political appointees during their time in office or while they are using their name for commercial purposes. Rep. Bill Foster (D-IL) introduced the measure, which has 19 Democratic cosponsors and no Republican support. The bill was referred to the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and the Oversight and Government Reform Committee on July 23, 2026.
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What happens next: Sits in committee. Needs a markup or favorable report to advance to the House floor.
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Sponsor
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Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11]
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Cosponsors (19)
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Activity timeline
Jul 23
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Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on 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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Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on 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.
Jul 23
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Introduced in House
Jul 23
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Introduced in House
Read the bill text
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Full action log
All 4 recorded actions since introduction · Source: Congress.gov
Jul 23
HOUSEReferred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on 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.
Jul 23
HOUSEReferred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on 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.
Jul 23
Introduced in House
Jul 23
Introduced in House
All 19 cosponsors
19 Democrats · 0 Republicans
Democrats (19)
Correa, J. LuisCA-46
Dean, MadeleinePA-04
Frost, MaxwellFL-10
Garamendi, JohnCA-08
Hoyle, Val T.OR-04
Liccardo, Sam T.CA-16
Lofgren, ZoeCA-18
McGarvey, MorganKY-03
Moore, GwenWI-04
Nadler, JerroldNY-12
Norcross, DonaldNJ-01
Ruiz, RaulCA-25
Sherman, BradCA-32
Tlaib, RashidaMI-12
Veasey, Marc A.TX-33
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