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To prohibit the use of Federal funds for a project or program named for an individual then serving as a Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, or Senator of the United States Congress.

Introduced: April 10, 2008 Introduced by: McCaul, Michael T. Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Apr 10, 2008
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Prohibits the use of federal funds for a project or program named for an individual currently serving as a Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, or Senator of the U.S. Congress.

What's happening now April 10, 2008

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Republican 5
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Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Apr 10, 2008
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Foxx, Virginia
North Carolina · Apr 10, 2008
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Issa, Darrell
California · Apr 10, 2008
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Latta, Robert E.
Ohio · Apr 10, 2008
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Walberg, Tim
Michigan · Apr 10, 2008
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5771: To prohibit the use of Federal funds for a project or program named for an individual then serving as a Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, or Senator of the United States Congress.. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-5771/
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"H.R. 5771: To prohibit the use of Federal funds for a project or program named for an individual then serving as a Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, or Senator of the United States Congress.." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-5771/.
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H.R. 5771, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-5771/.
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[H.R. 5771: To prohibit the use of Federal funds for a project or program named for an individual then serving as a Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, or Senator of the United States Congress.](https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-5771/)
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