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117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1290 

To establish a commission to redesignate the J. Edgar Hoover F.B.I. 

Building, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 24, 2021 

Mr. CONNOLLY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 

A BILL 

To establish a commission to redesignate the J. Edgar 

Hoover F.B.I. Building, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘National Commission 

5 on Renaming the J. Edgar Hoover FBI Headquarters 

6 Building Act of 2021’’. 

7 SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT. 

8 There is established a commission to be known as the 

9 ‘‘National Commission on Renaming the J. Edgar Hoover 


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1 FBI Headquarters Building’’ (in this Act referred to as 

2 the ‘‘Commission’’). 

3 SEC. 3. DUTIES OF COMMISSION. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Commission shall review the 

5 designation of the J. Edgar Hoover F.B.I. Building, lo6 cated at 935 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest in the Dis7 trict of Columbia, and provide recommendations on the 

8 redesignation of such building. 

9 (b) SCOPE OF REVIEW.—In conducting the review 

10 and developing the recommendations required by sub11 section (a), the Commission shall consider the following: 

12 (1) The criteria for any redesignation of the J. 

13 Edgar Hoover F.B.I. Building, including— 

14 (A) ensuring that such redesignation re15 flects— 

16 (i) the mission and values of the Fed17 eral Bureau of Investigation (in this Act 

18 referred to as the ‘‘FBI’’); 

19 (ii) racial, ethnic, and gender diver20 sity; and 

21 (iii) the values of the United States 

22 Constitution; 

23 (B) serving as an inspiration to FBI em24 ployees and citizens of the United States; and 


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1 (C) honoring living persons when appro2 priate and in exceptional cases. 

3 (2) The rules, regulations, and procedures for 

4 the designation of Federal buildings. 

5 (3) Any other criteria that the Commission de6 termines are relevant. 

7 SEC. 4. MEMBERSHIP. 

8 (a) NUMBER AND APPOINTMENT.—The Commission 

9 shall be composed of 8 members appointed as follows: 

10 (1) 2 members appointed by the President, in 

11 consultation with the Attorney General and Director 

12 of the FBI. 

13 (2) 2 members appointed by the majority leader 

14 of the Senate. 

15 (3) 1 member appointed by the minority leader 

16 of the Senate. 

17 (4) 2 members appointed by the Speaker of the 

18 House of Representatives. 

19 (5) 1 member appointed by the minority leader 

20 of the House of Representatives. 

21 (b) CRITERIA.—Each member of the Commission 

22 shall have expertise in the history of the Federal Govern23 ment or social justice issues. 


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1 (c) CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR.—The Chair and Vice 

2 Chair of the Commission shall be elected by the members 

3 of the Commission. 

4 (d) APPOINTMENT.— 

5 (1) DEADLINE FOR INITIAL APPOINTMENT.— 

6 Each member of the Commission shall be appointed 

7 not later than 30 days after the date of enactment 

8 of this Act. 

9 (2) EFFECT OF LACK OF APPOINTMENT.—If 

10 the appointment for a membership position de11 scribed in subsection (a) is not made by the appoint12 ment deadline described under paragraph (1), or if 

13 a membership position described in subsection (a) is 

14 vacant for more than 90 days, the authority to make 

15 an appointment for such position shall transfer to 

16 the Chair. 

17 (e) TERMS.—Each member shall be appointed for the 

18 life of the Commission. 

19 (f) VACANCY.—A vacancy in the Commission shall— 

20 (1) not affect the powers of the Commission; 

21 and 

22 (2) be filled in the manner in which the original 

23 appointment was made. 


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1 SEC. 5. REPORTS. 

2 (a) INTERIM REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after 

3 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commission 

4 shall submit to the President and Congress an interim re5 port on the activities of the Commission related to the re6 designation of the J. Edgar Hoover F.B.I. Building. 

7 (b) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after 

8 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commission 

9 shall submit to the President and Congress a report on 

10 the results of the review carried out pursuant to section 

11 3(a) and any recommendations related to the redesigna12 tion of the J. Edgar Hoover F.B.I. Building. 

13 SEC. 6. REDESIGNATION. 

14 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after the 

15 Commission submits the final report pursuant to section 

16 5(b), the Director of the FBI shall determine whether to 

17 redesignate the J. Edgar Hoover F.B.I. Building in ac18 cordance with the recommendations of the Commission. 

19 (b) REPORT.—If the Director of the FBI makes a 

20 determination that the J. Edgar Hoover F.B.I. Building 

21 should not be redesignated in accordance with the rec22 ommendations of the Commission, the Director shall sub23 mit to Congress a report explaining the reason for such 

24 determination. 

25 (c) BUILDING RELOCATION.—If the headquarters of 

26 the FBI holds a designation provided under this Act and 


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1 such headquarters is moved to a different facility, such 

2 facility shall hold the same such designation. 

3 SEC. 7. TERMINATION. 

4 The Commission shall terminate on the date that is 

5 not later than 30 days after the Commission submits the 

6 final report pursuant to section 5(b). 

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