H.R. 5786

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5786 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 5786

To prohibit the display of names at the White House without approval, 
and for other purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

October 17, 2025

Mr. Takano (for himself, Ms. Tlaib, Mr. Carson, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, 
Mr. Huffman, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Ms. Norton, and Mr. Min) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight 
and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Natural 
Resources, 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 prohibit the display of names at the White House without approval, 
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 ``White House National Official Trust: 
Forbidding Official Recognition, Sponsorships, Ads, Logos, and 
Endorsements Act'' or the ``White House NOT FOR SALE Act''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON DISPLAY OF NAMES AT WHITE HOUSE WITHOUT 
APPROVAL.

(a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), a permanent 
or semi-permanent inscription, engraving, advertisement, or other 
display of the name of an individual, corporation, or other entity may 
only be exhibited or placed within the White House, on the White House 
Grounds, or within any structure on the White House Grounds with the 
express approval of the Speaker and the Minority Leader of the House of 
Representatives and the Curator of the White House, in consultation 
with the Committee for the Preservation of the White House.
(b) Commemorative Works Act.--Chapter 89 of title 40, United States 
Code (commonly known as the ``Commemorative Works Act''), shall apply 
to an inscription, engraving, advertisement, or other display described 
in subsection (a) that meets the criteria for a ``commemorative work'' 
under section 8902 of such chapter.
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