To amend title 23, United States Code, to withhold certain apportionment funds from the District of Columbia unless the Mayor of the District of Columbia removes the phrase Black Lives Matter from the street symbolically designated as Black Lives Matter Plaza, redesignates such street as Liberty Plaza, and removes such phrase from each website, document, and other material under the jurisdiction of the District of Columbia.

United States119th CongressHR-1774House of Representatives
Updated: Mar 3, 2025

Summary

This bill seeks to amend federal law to impose a significant financial penalty on the District of Columbia if it does not comply with specific directives regarding street designations and official communications. Specifically, it mandates that the Secretary of Transportation withhold 50 percent of federal highway apportionment funds from the District of Columbia if the Mayor fails to meet certain conditions. To avoid this withholding, the Mayor of the District of Columbia must, within 60 days of the bill's enactment, remove the phrase "Black Lives Matter" from 16th Street, N.W., between H Street, N.W., and K Street, N.W., which is symbolically designated as "Black Lives Matter Plaza." Additionally, the Mayor must remove this phrase from all websites, documents, and other materials under the District's jurisdiction. The bill also requires the redesignation of this street as "Liberty Plaza."

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Timeline

  1. Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

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  2. Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

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  3. Introduced in House

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