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H.R. 7039

Introduced

Stop Executive Renaming for Vanity and Ego (SERVE) Act of 2026

Sponsor
DApril McClain Delaney· Maryland
Introduced
January 13, 2026
Policy area
Government Operations and Politics
Latest action
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.January 14, 2026
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7039 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 7039

To prohibit the naming, renaming, designating, or redesignating of any 
Federal building, land, or other asset in the name of a sitting 
President, and for other purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

January 13, 2026

Mrs. McClain Delaney (for herself, Ms. Norton, Mr. Ivey, Ms. Elfreth, 
Mr. Walkinshaw, Mr. Thanedar, and Mr. Boyle of Pennsylvania) introduced 
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on 
Natural Resources, 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 prohibit the naming, renaming, designating, or redesignating of any 
Federal building, land, or other asset in the name of a sitting 
President, 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 ``Stop Executive Renaming for Vanity 
and Ego (SERVE) Act of 2026''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON NAMING FEDERAL PROPERTY AFTER SITTING PRESIDENT.

(a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law--
(1) no Federal building, land, or other asset may be named, 
renamed, designated, or redesignated in the name of a sitting 
President; and
(2) no Federal funds may be used to name, rename, 
designate, or redesignate any Federal building, land, or other 
asset in the name of a sitting President.
(b) Applicability.--Any Federal building, land, or other asset 
named after the sitting President as of the date of enactment of this 
Act shall be returned to the name given to that Federal building, land, 
or other asset by Federal law.
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