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The bill prevents use of federal building namings to honor a sitting President—saving against partisan spending and restoring statutory names—at the cost of some one-time administrative expenses and reduced flexibility for future commemorative choices.
Taxpayers and federal agencies will avoid new public expenditures and administrative actions to rename federal buildings for a sitting President, reducing the risk of using public funds for partisan recognition.
Federal agencies, federal employees, and the public will have existing building names restored to their prior statutory names without additional legislative steps, creating clarity and legal consistency in federal property naming.
Federal agencies, contractors, and taxpayers will incur one-time administrative and implementation costs to remove or replace signage, update records, and adjust ceremonies when reverting building names.
Members of Congress and future administrations will have reduced flexibility to honor a sitting President with building namings, constraining political and commemorative decisions.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Prohibits naming or renaming any federal building, land, or other federal asset for a currently serving President and bars the use of federal funds to carry out such naming actions. Any federal asset that, as of enactment, bears the name of a sitting President must be returned to the name assigned by federal law (i.e., reverted to its statutory name).
Introduced January 13, 2026 by Bernard Sanders · Last progress January 13, 2026