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Honoring Real Patriots Act of 2020

Introduced: June 11, 2020 Introduced by: Clarke, Yvette D. Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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Jun 11, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Jun 11, 2020
Introduced in House
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Honoring Real Patriots Act of 2020

This bill states that it is the policy of the United States that no military installation or other property under the jurisdiction of the Department of Defense (DOD) shall be named, or may remain named, after any individual who took up arms against the United States during the American Civil War or any individual or entity that supported such efforts.

Not later than one year after the enactment of this bill, DOD shall change the name of each military installation and other property under its jurisdiction that is named after any individual who took up arms against the United States during the American Civil War or is named after any individual or entity that supported the effort to take up arms against the United States during such war.

What's happening now June 11, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 42
All 42 Democratic 31
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Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · Jun 15, 2020
Brown, Anthony
· Jun 15, 2020
 D
Clark, Katherine M.
Massachusetts · Jun 15, 2020
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jun 15, 2020
DEFAZIO, PETER
· Jun 15, 2020
 D
Foster, Bill
Illinois · Jun 15, 2020
 D
Garcia, Sylvia R.
Texas · Jun 15, 2020
 D
Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Jun 15, 2020
 D
Keating, William R.
Massachusetts · Jun 15, 2020
Luria, Elaine
· Jun 15, 2020
McEachin, A.
· Jun 15, 2020
 D
Peters, Scott H.
California · Jun 15, 2020
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Jun 15, 2020
 D
Soto, Darren
Florida · Jun 15, 2020
 D
Veasey, Marc A.
Texas · Jun 15, 2020
Wexton, Jennifer
· Jun 15, 2020
 D
Adams, Alma S.
North Carolina · Jun 11, 2020
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Carson, André
Indiana · Jun 11, 2020
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Jun 11, 2020
HASTINGS, ALCEE
· Jun 11, 2020
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · Jun 11, 2020
Kennedy, Joseph
· Jun 11, 2020
 D
Khanna, Ro
California · Jun 11, 2020
 D
Kim, Andy
New Jersey · Jun 11, 2020
 D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · Jun 11, 2020
Lawson, Al
· Jun 11, 2020
Maloney, Sean
· Jun 11, 2020
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jun 11, 2020
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Jun 11, 2020
 D
Meng, Grace
New York · Jun 11, 2020
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jun 11, 2020
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jun 11, 2020
 D
Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria
New York · Jun 11, 2020
 D
Omar, Ilhan
Minnesota · Jun 11, 2020
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Jun 11, 2020
 D
Pressley, Ayanna
Massachusetts · Jun 11, 2020
PRICE, DAVID
· Jun 11, 2020
 D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Jun 11, 2020
Speier, Jackie
· Jun 11, 2020
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · Jun 11, 2020
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Jun 11, 2020
 D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Jun 11, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7164: Honoring Real Patriots Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7164/
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