U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB9902: Federal Naming Standards Act
Status: In committee, July 23, 2026
To prohibit the naming of any Federal building, facility, or program after any elected official or political appointee for a certain period or while using their name commercially, and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To prohibit the naming of any Federal building, facility, or program after any elected official or political appointee for a certain period or while using their name commercially, and for other purposes.
From the introduced text, July 23, 2026:
A BILL To prohibit the naming of any Federal building, facility, or program after any elected official or political appointee for a certain period or while using their name commercially, and for other purposes. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Federal Naming Standards Act . SECTION 2. Prohibition on renaming Federal buildings, facilities, or programs (a) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no Federal building, facility, or program may be named, renamed, designated, or redesignated in the name or likeness of any elected official or political appointee for the period described in subsection (b). (b) Covered period (1) In general Except as provided in paragraph (2), the period described in this subsection shall be the period from the time the individual began holding office as an elected official or political appointee until the date that is 10 years after the date on which such individual last held office or appointment. (2) Extension for certain individuals With respect to any individual who generates more than $1,000,000 (adjusted annually for inflation to reflect changes in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers, published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor) annually from commercial purposes for the use of their name, image, or likeness, the period described in this subsection shall …
Sponsors
- Bill Foster (D, HD-011) · primary sponsor
- Gil Cisneros (D, HD-CA-31)
- Luis Correa (D, HD-CA-46)
- Madeleine Dean (D, HD-PA-4)
- Maxwell Frost (D, HD-FL-10)
- John Garamendi (D)
- Jesus Garcia (D, HD-IL-4)
- Hoyle, Val T. (D)
- Sam Liccardo (D)
- Zoe Lofgren (D)
- Morgan McGarvey (D, HD-003)
- Gwen Moore (D, HD-004)
Latest actions
- : 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.
- : Introduced in House
Subjects: Government Operations and Politics
Common questions
- What is HB9902?
- HB9902 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Federal Naming Standards Act.
- What does HB9902 do?
- In its own words: To prohibit the naming of any Federal building, facility, or program after any elected official or political appointee for a certain period or while using their name commercially, and for other purposes.
- What is the status of HB9902?
- In committee as of July 23, 2026. Latest action: 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. (July 23, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB9902?
- Bill Foster (D, HD-011), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB9902?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9902
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