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DC Street Name Change & Content Removal: Funding Impact.

This bill proposes to withhold federal funds from the District of Columbia if the city does not remove the phrase "Black Lives Matter" from a street name and all official materials. The street would be renamed "Liberty Plaza." Citizens of the District of Columbia might experience financial consequences if the city loses federal funding, potentially affecting public services.
Key points
Withholding 50% of federal transportation funds from the District of Columbia for non-compliance.
Requirement to remove the phrase "Black Lives Matter" from a street and all official District of Columbia materials.
The street symbolically designated as "Black Lives Matter Plaza" must be renamed "Liberty Plaza."
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Introduced
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Additional Information
To amend title 23, United States Code, to withhold certain apportionment funds from the District of Columbia unless the Mayor of the District of Columbia removes the phrase Black Lives Matter from the street symbolically designated as Black Lives Matter Plaza, redesignates such street as Liberty Plaza, and removes such phrase from each website, document, and other material under the jurisdiction of the District of Columbia.
Print number: HR 1774
Sponsor: Rep. Clyde, Andrew S. [R-GA-9]
Process start date: 2025-03-03