Sponsors (25)
The bill strengthens integrity and speeds oversight of federal naming decisions by banning namings for living officials and requiring swift IG reviews, while imposing administrative costs, reducing near‑term flexibility to honor individuals, and creating long‑lasting limits on naming some high‑earning public figures.
Taxpayers and the general public: banning namings for living federal officials during their term and for 10 years afterward reduces pay‑to‑play perceptions and helps preserve trust in government naming decisions.
Federal employees and taxpayers: requiring inspectors general to open and complete investigations of naming complaints within 90 days increases oversight and speeds accountability for alleged violations.
Communities, historians, and descendants: the bill preserves existing memorials named for deceased individuals and avoids retroactive removal of prior namings, protecting historical recognition.
Fans, communities, and local governments: an indefinite ban on naming for individuals who earn over $1,000,000 from commercial use could block naming popular public figures for decades, narrowing options for recognition.
Local and state governments, and constituents: prohibiting namings for living officials reduces flexibility to honor public servants soon after service, delaying recognition for up to 10 years.
Federal agencies and taxpayers: imposing a 90‑day investigatory timeline requires staff time and resources, creating additional administrative costs for agencies and inspectors general.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Prohibits naming federal buildings, facilities, or programs after living officials during office and for 10 years after leaving, with an indefinite ban for those earning over $1M/year from commercial use of their name.
Prohibits naming or renaming federal buildings, facilities, or programs after any living elected official or political appointee from the time they took office until 10 years after they leave office, with narrow exceptions. It also bars indefinite federal namings for individuals who earn more than $1,000,000 per year (CPI-adjusted) from commercial uses of their name, image, or likeness until their commercial revenue falls below that threshold. The bill requires agency inspectors general to investigate complaints about potential violations and report findings to agency heads and Congress within 90 days of starting an investigation. It preserves namings for deceased people and prior namings, allows limited incidental uses of a person’s name or likeness in educational or archival materials, and defines “commercial purposes” for enforcement clarity.
Official title: To prohibit the naming of any Federal building, facility, or program after any elected official or political appointee for a certain period or while using their name commercially, and for other purposes.
Introduced July 23, 2026 by Bill Foster · Last progress July 23, 2026