HR 7164 · 116th Congress 2019–2021, ended

Honoring Real Patriots Act of 2020

Introduced Jun 11, 2020 Originated House Sponsor Yvette D. Clarke D-NY

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Latest action · Jun 11, 2020 Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedJun 11, 2020
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

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.

Cosponsors 46

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 11, 2020 to Jun 15, 2020; 30 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-FLAl Lawson, Jr.OriginalJun 11, 2020
D-FLAlcee L. HastingsOriginalJun 11, 2020
D-NYAlexandria Ocasio-CortezOriginalJun 11, 2020
D-NCAlma S. AdamsOriginalJun 11, 2020
D-INAndré CarsonOriginalJun 11, 2020
D-NJAndy KimOriginalJun 11, 2020
D-MAAyanna PressleyOriginalJun 11, 2020
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalJun 11, 2020
D-ILBobby L. RushOriginalJun 11, 2020
D-NJBonnie Watson ColemanOriginalJun 11, 2020
D-NCDavid E. PriceOriginalJun 11, 2020
D-RIDavid N. CicillineOriginalJun 11, 2020
D-CODiana DeGetteOriginalJun 11, 2020
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalJun 11, 2020
D-NYGrace MengOriginalJun 11, 2020
D-NYGregory W. MeeksOriginalJun 11, 2020
D-MNIlhan OmarOriginalJun 11, 2020
D-CAJackie SpeierOriginalJun 11, 2020
D-MAJames P. McGovernOriginalJun 11, 2020
D-MDJamie RaskinOriginalJun 11, 2020
D-CAJared HuffmanOriginalJun 11, 2020
D-NYJerrold NadlerOriginalJun 11, 2020
D-MAJoseph P. Kennedy IIIOriginalJun 11, 2020
D-WIMark PocanOriginalJun 11, 2020
D-NYMax RoseOriginalJun 11, 2020
D-CAMike ThompsonOriginalJun 11, 2020
D-NYNydia M. VelázquezOriginalJun 11, 2020
D-WARick LarsenOriginalJun 11, 2020
D-CARo KhannaOriginalJun 11, 2020
D-NYSean Patrick MaloneyOriginalJun 11, 2020
D-VAA. Donald McEachinJun 15, 2020
D-MDAnthony G. BrownJun 15, 2020
D-ILBill FosterJun 15, 2020
D-MEChellie PingreeJun 15, 2020
D-FLDarren SotoJun 15, 2020
D-VADonald S. Beyer, Jr.Jun 15, 2020
D-VAElaine G. LuriaJun 15, 2020
D-VAJennifer WextonJun 15, 2020
D-MAKatherine M. ClarkJun 15, 2020
D-TXMarc A. VeaseyJun 15, 2020
D-ORPeter A. DeFazioJun 15, 2020
D-WAPramila JayapalJun 15, 2020
D-CAScott H. PetersJun 15, 2020
D-TNSteve CohenJun 15, 2020
D-TXSylvia R. GarciaJun 15, 2020
D-MAWilliam R. KeatingJun 15, 2020

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseArmed Services Committee
Referred Jun 11, 2020

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jun 11, 2020Introduced in House
  2. Jun 11, 2020Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article 1, Section 8

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 166, no. 108, June 11, 2020, page H2390.

CRS reports 1

Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.

Cite it 1

Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.

ProductTitleKindPublished
R44959Confederate Symbols: Relation to Federal Lands and ProgramsReportJul 28, 2020

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To require the Secretary of Defense to change the name of any military installation or other property under the jurisdiction of the Department of Defense that is currently 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, and for other purposes.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Honoring Real Patriots Act of 2020

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jun 11, 2020Introduced in House

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