H.R. 8388

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 8388 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8388 To prohibit a sitting President, or officer or employee on behalf of a sitting President, from naming or designating a public building after such President. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 20, 2026 Mr. Ruiz introduced the following bill; which was 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 _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To prohibit a sitting President, or officer or employee on behalf of a sitting President, from naming or designating a public building after such President. 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 ``Earn it First Act of 2026''. SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON SITTING PRESIDENT NAMING CERTAIN FACILITIES AFTER SUCH PRESIDENT. (a) Prohibition.--The President or any officer or employee of the executive branch on behalf of the President may not, for the duration of the term of such President, name or designate a public facility after such President. (b) Public Facility Defined.--In this section, the term ``public facility'' means-- (1) any building (including a public building as defined in section 3301 of title 40, United States Code) administered by a Federal agency; and (2) any building or facility operated by an entity that receives Federal funds. <all>