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Bills/119th Congress · House

H.R. 8522

Introduced

PROTECT Act

Sponsor
DJerrold Nadler· New York
Introduced
April 27, 2026
Policy area
Government Operations and Politics
Latest action
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.April 27, 2026
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8522 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 8522

To prohibit the naming, renaming, designating, or redesignating of any 
Federal building, land, or other asset in the name of Donald J. Trump.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

April 27, 2026

Mr. Nadler 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

_______________________________________________________________________

A BILL

To prohibit the naming, renaming, designating, or redesignating of any 
Federal building, land, or other asset in the name of Donald J. Trump.

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 ``Prohibiting Repressive Officials 
from Titular Engravings, Commemorations, and Tributes Act'' or the 
``PROTECT Act''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITING REPRESSIVE OFFICIALS FROM TITULAR ENGRAVINGS, 
COMMEMORATIONS, AND TRIBUTES.

(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 Donald J. 
Trump; 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 Donald J. Trump.
(b) Applicability.--Any Federal building, land, or other asset 
named after Donald J. Trump 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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