To designate the area between the intersections of 16th Street Northwest and Fuller Street Northwest and 16th Street Northwest and Euclid Street Northwest in Washington, District of Columbia, as "Oswaldo Payá Way".

United States119th CongressHR-4558House of Representatives
Updated: Jul 21, 2025

Summary

This bill proposes to designate a specific portion of 16th Street Northwest in Washington, D.C., as "Oswaldo Paya Way." The legislation aims to honor Oswaldo Paya Sardinas , a prominent Cuban political dissident and human rights activist who advocated for democratic freedoms in Cuba. This designation includes the area between Fuller Street Northwest and Euclid Street Northwest, which encompasses the location of the Cuban Embassy. The bill's findings detail Paya's lifelong commitment to nonviolent opposition against the Cuban Communist regime, his suspicious death in 2012, and the regime's ongoing human rights abuses. By renaming this street, Congress intends to express solidarity with the Cuban people in their struggle for fundamental human rights. Furthermore, the bill mandates the redesignation of the Cuban Embassy's address to 2630 Oswaldo Paya Way and requires the District of Columbia to install new street signs reflecting this change.

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  1. Introduced in House

  2. Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

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