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".
USA119th CongressHR-4558| House
| Updated: 7/21/2025
Mario Diaz-Balart
Republican Representative
Florida
Cosponsors (6)
Oversight and Government Reform Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
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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Bill from Previous Congress
HR 117-6867To 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".
Bill from Previous Congress
HR 118-1239To 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".
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Government Operations and Politics
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".
USA119th CongressHR-4558| House
| Updated: 7/21/2025
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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Bill from Previous Congress
HR 117-6867To 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".
Bill from Previous Congress
HR 118-1239To 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".
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Mario Diaz-Balart
Republican Representative
Florida
Cosponsors (6)
Oversight and Government Reform Committee
Government Operations and Politics
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted