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No Federal Funding for Confederate Symbols Act

USA116th CongressHR-4179| House 
| Updated: 8/21/2019
Adriano Espaillat

Adriano Espaillat

Democratic Representative

New York

Cosponsors (109)
Brenda L. Lawrence (Democratic)Dwight Evans (Democratic)Tim Ryan (Democratic)Gilbert Ray Cisneros (Democratic)Sylvia R. Garcia (Democratic)Ruben Gallego (Democratic)Chris Pappas (Democratic)Jared Huffman (Democratic)Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (Democratic)Barbara Lee (Democratic)Robin L. Kelly (Democratic)Joseph P. Kennedy (Democratic)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)Tom Malinowski (Democratic)Mark Pocan (Democratic)Karen Bass (Democratic)James R. Langevin (Democratic)Joyce Beatty (Democratic)David N. Cicilline (Democratic)Emanuel Cleaver (Democratic)Darren Soto (Democratic)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)Derek Kilmer (Democratic)Carolyn B. Maloney (Democratic)Bill Foster (Democratic)Debra A. Haaland (Democratic)Max Rose (Democratic)Ilhan Omar (Democratic)Eliot L. Engel (Democratic)Frederica S. Wilson (Democratic)Juan Vargas (Democratic)Terri A. Sewell (Democratic)Bobby L. Rush (Democratic)Andy Levin (Democratic)Michael F. Doyle (Democratic)Katherine M. Clark (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Tony Cárdenas (Democratic)Donald M. Payne (Democratic)Wm. Lacy Clay (Democratic)Anthony G. Brown (Democratic)Danny K. Davis (Democratic)Lucille Roybal-Allard (Democratic)Peter A. DeFazio (Democratic)Ted Lieu (Democratic)Ro Khanna (Democratic)Alan S. Lowenthal (Democratic)Sean Patrick Maloney (Democratic)Henry C. "Hank" Johnson (Democratic)André Carson (Democratic)Matt Cartwright (Democratic)Joaquin Castro (Democratic)Stephen F. Lynch (Democratic)Jim Cooper (Democratic)Elaine G. Luria (Democratic)Gregory W. Meeks (Democratic)Dean Phillips (Democratic)Jahana Hayes (Democratic)Hakeem S. Jeffries (Democratic)Filemon Vela (Democratic)Jerrold Nadler (Democratic)John Lewis (Democratic)Alma S. Adams (Democratic)Anna G. Eshoo (Democratic)Mark Takano (Democratic)Pramila Jayapal (Democratic)Kathy Castor (Democratic)Betty McCollum (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Bonnie Watson Coleman (Democratic)Denny Heck (Democratic)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)Jim Costa (Democratic)Joe Neguse (Democratic)Mike Quigley (Democratic)Donald S. Beyer (Democratic)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (Democratic)Nydia M. Velázquez (Democratic)Julia Brownley (Democratic)William R. Keating (Democratic)Jerry McNerney (Democratic)Eddie Bernice Johnson (Democratic)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)Jose E. Serrano (Democratic)Peter Welch (Democratic)Albio Sires (Democratic)Cedric L. Richmond (Democratic)Bennie G. Thompson (Democratic)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)Lori Trahan (Democratic)Mike Thompson (Democratic)Linda T. Sánchez (Democratic)Ed Perlmutter (Democratic)Zoe Lofgren (Democratic)Nanette Diaz Barragán (Democratic)Jesús G. "Chuy" García (Democratic)Frank Pallone (Democratic)Gwen Moore (Democratic)Grace Meng (Democratic)Rashida Tlaib (Democratic)Alcee L. Hastings (Democratic)Veronica Escobar (Democratic)Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Democratic)Gerald E. Connolly (Democratic)Grace F. Napolitano (Democratic)Katie Porter (Democratic)Judy Chu (Democratic)
Committees (11)
• Federal Lands Subcommittee• Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee• Transportation and Infrastructure Committee• Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee• Highways and Transit Subcommittee• Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee• Armed Services Committee• Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee• Aviation Subcommittee• Readiness Subcommittee• Natural Resources Committee
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
No Federal Funding for Confederate Symbols Act This bill prohibits federal funds from being used for the creation, maintenance, or display of any Confederate symbol on federal public land or other federal property. An exception to such prohibition is provided (1) if the use of such funds is necessary to allow for the removal of the Confederate symbol to address public safety; or (2) in the case of a Confederate symbol created, maintained, or displayed in a museum or educational exhibit. The Department of Defense shall redesignate the following military installations with such designation as it determines appropriate: Fort Rucker, Alabama, Fort Benning, Georgia, Fort Gordon, Georgia, Camp Beauregard, Louisiana, Fort Polk, Louisiana, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, Fort Hood, Texas, Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia, Fort Lee, Virginia, and Fort Pickett, Virginia.
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Timeline
Aug 9, 2019
Introduced in House
Aug 9, 2019
Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and Natural Resources, 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.
Aug 12, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Aug 12, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.
Aug 12, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Aug 12, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Aug 12, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
Aug 12, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
Aug 12, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
Aug 21, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
  • August 9, 2019
    Introduced in House


  • August 9, 2019
    Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and Natural Resources, 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.


  • August 12, 2019
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.


  • August 12, 2019
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.


  • August 12, 2019
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.


  • August 12, 2019
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.


  • August 12, 2019
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.


  • August 12, 2019
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.


  • August 12, 2019
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.


  • August 21, 2019
    Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.

Armed Forces and National Security

AlabamaConflicts and warsGeorgiaGovernment buildings, facilities, and propertyLouisianaMilitary facilities and propertyMilitary historyMilitary personnel and dependentsMonuments and memorialsNational symbolsNorth CarolinaParks, recreation areas, trailsPublic transitRacial and ethnic relationsRoads and highwaysTexasU.S. historyVirginia

No Federal Funding for Confederate Symbols Act

USA116th CongressHR-4179| House 
| Updated: 8/21/2019
No Federal Funding for Confederate Symbols Act This bill prohibits federal funds from being used for the creation, maintenance, or display of any Confederate symbol on federal public land or other federal property. An exception to such prohibition is provided (1) if the use of such funds is necessary to allow for the removal of the Confederate symbol to address public safety; or (2) in the case of a Confederate symbol created, maintained, or displayed in a museum or educational exhibit. The Department of Defense shall redesignate the following military installations with such designation as it determines appropriate: Fort Rucker, Alabama, Fort Benning, Georgia, Fort Gordon, Georgia, Camp Beauregard, Louisiana, Fort Polk, Louisiana, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, Fort Hood, Texas, Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia, Fort Lee, Virginia, and Fort Pickett, Virginia.
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Timeline
Aug 9, 2019
Introduced in House
Aug 9, 2019
Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and Natural Resources, 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.
Aug 12, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Aug 12, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.
Aug 12, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Aug 12, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Aug 12, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
Aug 12, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
Aug 12, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
Aug 21, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
  • August 9, 2019
    Introduced in House


  • August 9, 2019
    Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and Natural Resources, 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.


  • August 12, 2019
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.


  • August 12, 2019
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.


  • August 12, 2019
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.


  • August 12, 2019
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.


  • August 12, 2019
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.


  • August 12, 2019
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.


  • August 12, 2019
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.


  • August 21, 2019
    Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
Adriano Espaillat

Adriano Espaillat

Democratic Representative

New York

Cosponsors (109)
Brenda L. Lawrence (Democratic)Dwight Evans (Democratic)Tim Ryan (Democratic)Gilbert Ray Cisneros (Democratic)Sylvia R. Garcia (Democratic)Ruben Gallego (Democratic)Chris Pappas (Democratic)Jared Huffman (Democratic)Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (Democratic)Barbara Lee (Democratic)Robin L. Kelly (Democratic)Joseph P. Kennedy (Democratic)Raúl M. Grijalva (Democratic)Tom Malinowski (Democratic)Mark Pocan (Democratic)Karen Bass (Democratic)James R. Langevin (Democratic)Joyce Beatty (Democratic)David N. Cicilline (Democratic)Emanuel Cleaver (Democratic)Darren Soto (Democratic)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)Derek Kilmer (Democratic)Carolyn B. Maloney (Democratic)Bill Foster (Democratic)Debra A. Haaland (Democratic)Max Rose (Democratic)Ilhan Omar (Democratic)Eliot L. Engel (Democratic)Frederica S. Wilson (Democratic)Juan Vargas (Democratic)Terri A. Sewell (Democratic)Bobby L. Rush (Democratic)Andy Levin (Democratic)Michael F. Doyle (Democratic)Katherine M. Clark (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Tony Cárdenas (Democratic)Donald M. Payne (Democratic)Wm. Lacy Clay (Democratic)Anthony G. Brown (Democratic)Danny K. Davis (Democratic)Lucille Roybal-Allard (Democratic)Peter A. DeFazio (Democratic)Ted Lieu (Democratic)Ro Khanna (Democratic)Alan S. Lowenthal (Democratic)Sean Patrick Maloney (Democratic)Henry C. "Hank" Johnson (Democratic)André Carson (Democratic)Matt Cartwright (Democratic)Joaquin Castro (Democratic)Stephen F. Lynch (Democratic)Jim Cooper (Democratic)Elaine G. Luria (Democratic)Gregory W. Meeks (Democratic)Dean Phillips (Democratic)Jahana Hayes (Democratic)Hakeem S. Jeffries (Democratic)Filemon Vela (Democratic)Jerrold Nadler (Democratic)John Lewis (Democratic)Alma S. Adams (Democratic)Anna G. Eshoo (Democratic)Mark Takano (Democratic)Pramila Jayapal (Democratic)Kathy Castor (Democratic)Betty McCollum (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Bonnie Watson Coleman (Democratic)Denny Heck (Democratic)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)Jim Costa (Democratic)Joe Neguse (Democratic)Mike Quigley (Democratic)Donald S. Beyer (Democratic)Janice D. Schakowsky (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (Democratic)Nydia M. Velázquez (Democratic)Julia Brownley (Democratic)William R. Keating (Democratic)Jerry McNerney (Democratic)Eddie Bernice Johnson (Democratic)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)Jose E. Serrano (Democratic)Peter Welch (Democratic)Albio Sires (Democratic)Cedric L. Richmond (Democratic)Bennie G. Thompson (Democratic)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)Lori Trahan (Democratic)Mike Thompson (Democratic)Linda T. Sánchez (Democratic)Ed Perlmutter (Democratic)Zoe Lofgren (Democratic)Nanette Diaz Barragán (Democratic)Jesús G. "Chuy" García (Democratic)Frank Pallone (Democratic)Gwen Moore (Democratic)Grace Meng (Democratic)Rashida Tlaib (Democratic)Alcee L. Hastings (Democratic)Veronica Escobar (Democratic)Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Democratic)Gerald E. Connolly (Democratic)Grace F. Napolitano (Democratic)Katie Porter (Democratic)Judy Chu (Democratic)
Committees (11)
• Federal Lands Subcommittee• Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee• Transportation and Infrastructure Committee• Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee• Highways and Transit Subcommittee• Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee• Armed Services Committee• Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee• Aviation Subcommittee• Readiness Subcommittee• Natural Resources Committee

Armed Forces and National Security

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
AlabamaConflicts and warsGeorgiaGovernment buildings, facilities, and propertyLouisianaMilitary facilities and propertyMilitary historyMilitary personnel and dependentsMonuments and memorialsNational symbolsNorth CarolinaParks, recreation areas, trailsPublic transitRacial and ethnic relationsRoads and highwaysTexasU.S. historyVirginia