H.R. 1774

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1774 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1774

To amend title 23, United States Code, to withhold certain 
apportionment funds from the District of Columbia unless the Mayor of 
the District of Columbia removes the phrase Black Lives Matter from the 
street symbolically designated as Black Lives Matter Plaza, 
redesignates such street as Liberty Plaza, and removes such phrase from 
each website, document, and other material under the jurisdiction of 
the District of Columbia.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

March 3, 2025

Mr. Clyde introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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A BILL

To amend title 23, United States Code, to withhold certain 
apportionment funds from the District of Columbia unless the Mayor of 
the District of Columbia removes the phrase Black Lives Matter from the 
street symbolically designated as Black Lives Matter Plaza, 
redesignates such street as Liberty Plaza, and removes such phrase from 
each website, document, and other material under the jurisdiction of 
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. REDESIGNATION OF BLACK LIVES MATTER PLAZA AND REMOVAL OF 
BLACK LIVES MATTER PHRASE FROM EACH WEBSITE, DOCUMENT, 
AND OTHER MATERIAL UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE DISTRICT 
OF COLUMBIA.

(a) In General.--Chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 180. Redesignation of Black Lives Matter Plaza and removal of 
Black Lives Matter phrase from each website, document, 
and other material under the jurisdiction of the District 
of Columbia
``(a) Withholding of Funds for Noncompliance.--The Secretary shall 
withhold 50 percent of the amount required to be apportioned to the 
District of Columbia under section 104(b) on the first day of each 
fiscal year beginning after the date of enactment of this section in 
which the Mayor of the District of Columbia has not complied with the 
requirements of subsection (b).
``(b) In General.--To be in compliance with this section, the Mayor 
of the District of Columbia, not later than 60 days after the date of 
the enactment of this section, shall--
``(1) remove the phrase `Black Lives Matter' from--
``(A) 16th Street, N.W., between H Street, N.W., 
and K Street, N.W., in the District of Columbia 
(symbolically designated as `Black Lives Matter Plaza' 
under the Black Lives Matter Plaza Designation Act of 
2020 (sec. 9-204.01 note, D.C. Official Code); and
``(B) each website, document, and other material 
under the jurisdiction of the District of Columbia; and
``(2) redesignate such street as `Liberty Plaza'.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 1 of title 23, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

``180. Redesignation of Black Lives Matter Plaza and removal of Black 
Lives Matter phrase from each website, 
document, and other material under the 
jurisdiction of the District of 
Columbia.''.
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