To require the Secretary of Defense to change the name of any military installation or other property under the jurisdiction of the Department of Defense that is currently named after any individual who took up arms against the United States during the American Civil War or any individual or entity that supported such efforts.
USA115th CongressHR-3658| House
| Updated: 10/17/2017
Yvette D. Clarke
Democratic Representative
New York
Cosponsors (29)
Dwight Evans (Democratic)Al Lawson (Democratic)Jared Huffman (Democratic)Barbara Lee (Democratic)Nita M. Lowey (Democratic)Joyce Beatty (Democratic)Eliot L. Engel (Democratic)Frederica S. Wilson (Democratic)Bobby L. Rush (Democratic)Donald M. Payne (Democratic)Rosa L. DeLauro (Democratic)Adriano Espaillat (Democratic)Sean Patrick Maloney (Democratic)G. K. Butterfield (Democratic)Gregory W. Meeks (Democratic)Hakeem S. Jeffries (Democratic)Jerrold Nadler (Democratic)Alma S. Adams (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Bonnie Watson Coleman (Democratic)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)Nydia M. Velázquez (Democratic)Eddie Bernice Johnson (Democratic)Jose E. Serrano (Democratic)Cedric L. Richmond (Democratic)Nanette Diaz Barragán (Democratic)Frank Pallone (Democratic)Grace Meng (Democratic)Alcee L. Hastings (Democratic)
Armed Services Committee, Readiness Subcommittee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Honoring Real Patriots Act of 2017 This bill states that it is the policy of the United States that no military installation or other property under the jurisdiction of the Department of Defense (DOD) shall be or remain named after any individual who took up arms against the United States during the American Civil War or any individual or entity that supported such efforts. Not later than one year after the enactment of this bill, DOD shall change the name of each military installation and other property under its jurisdiction that is named after any individual who took up arms against the United States during the American Civil War or is named after any individual or entity that supported such efforts.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.
Armed Forces and National Security
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To require the Secretary of Defense to change the name of any military installation or other property under the jurisdiction of the Department of Defense that is currently named after any individual who took up arms against the United States during the American Civil War or any individual or entity that supported such efforts.
USA115th CongressHR-3658| House
| Updated: 10/17/2017
Honoring Real Patriots Act of 2017 This bill states that it is the policy of the United States that no military installation or other property under the jurisdiction of the Department of Defense (DOD) shall be or remain named after any individual who took up arms against the United States during the American Civil War or any individual or entity that supported such efforts. Not later than one year after the enactment of this bill, DOD shall change the name of each military installation and other property under its jurisdiction that is named after any individual who took up arms against the United States during the American Civil War or is named after any individual or entity that supported such efforts.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.
Yvette D. Clarke
Democratic Representative
New York
Cosponsors (29)
Dwight Evans (Democratic)Al Lawson (Democratic)Jared Huffman (Democratic)Barbara Lee (Democratic)Nita M. Lowey (Democratic)Joyce Beatty (Democratic)Eliot L. Engel (Democratic)Frederica S. Wilson (Democratic)Bobby L. Rush (Democratic)Donald M. Payne (Democratic)Rosa L. DeLauro (Democratic)Adriano Espaillat (Democratic)Sean Patrick Maloney (Democratic)G. K. Butterfield (Democratic)Gregory W. Meeks (Democratic)Hakeem S. Jeffries (Democratic)Jerrold Nadler (Democratic)Alma S. Adams (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Bonnie Watson Coleman (Democratic)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)Nydia M. Velázquez (Democratic)Eddie Bernice Johnson (Democratic)Jose E. Serrano (Democratic)Cedric L. Richmond (Democratic)Nanette Diaz Barragán (Democratic)Frank Pallone (Democratic)Grace Meng (Democratic)Alcee L. Hastings (Democratic)
Armed Services Committee, Readiness Subcommittee
Armed Forces and National Security
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Conflicts and warsCongressional oversightMilitary facilities and propertyMilitary historyMilitary personnel and dependentsMonuments and memorialsRacial and ethnic relationsU.S. history