I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4179 
To prohibit the use of Federal funds for Confederate symbols, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
AUGUST 9, 2019 
Mr. ESPAILLAT (for himself, Mr. EVANS, Ms. CLARKE of New York, Ms. 
VELA´ZQUEZ, Ms. ADAMS, Mr. QUIGLEY, Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Mr. 
KHANNA, Ms. JACKSON LEE, and Mr. GALLEGO) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in ad-
dition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and Nat-
ural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speak-
er, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the ju-
risdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To prohibit the use of Federal funds for Confederate 
symbols, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘No Federal Funding 
for Confederate Symbols Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
The Congress finds the following: 
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(1) The Confederate battle flag is one of the 
most controversial symbols from U.S. history, signi-
fying a representation of racism, slavery, and the op-
pression of African Americans. 
(2) The Confederate flag and the erection of 
Confederate monuments were used as symbols to re-
sist efforts to dismantle Jim Crow segregation, and 
have become pillars of Ku Klux Klan rallies. 
(3) There are at least 1,503 symbols of the 
Confederacy in public spaces, including 109 public 
schools named after prominent Confederates, many 
with large African-American student populations. 
(4) There are more than 700 Confederate 
monuments and statues on public property through-
out the country, the vast majority in the South. 
These include 96 monuments in Virginia, 90 in 
Georgia, and 90 in North Carolina. 
(5) Ten major U.S. military installations are 
named in honor of Confederate military leaders. 
These include Fort Rucker (Gen. Edmund Rucker) 
in Alabama; Fort Benning (Brig. Gen. Henry L. 
Benning) and Fort Gordon (Maj. Gen. John Brown 
Gordon) in Georgia; Camp Beauregard (Gen. P.G.T. 
Beauregard) and Fort Polk (Gen. Leonidas Polk) in 
Louisiana; Fort Bragg (Gen. Braxton Bragg) in 
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North Carolina; Fort Hood (Gen. John Bell Hood) 
in Texas; and Fort A.P. Hill (Gen. A.P. Hill), Fort 
Lee (Gen. Robert E. Lee), and Fort Pickett (Gen. 
George Pickett) in Virginia. 
SEC. 3. FEDERAL FUNDS RESTRICTION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection 
(c), no Federal funds may be used for the creation, main-
tenance, or display, as applicable, of any Confederate sym-
bol on Federal public land, including any highway, park, 
subway, Federal building, military installation, street, or 
other Federal property. 
(b) CONFEDERATE SYMBOL DEFINED.—The term 
‘‘Confederate symbol’’ includes the following: 
(1) A Confederate battle flag. 
(2) Any symbol or other signage that honors 
the Confederacy. 
(3) Any monument or statue that honors a 
Confederate leader or soldier or the Confederate 
States of America. 
(c) EXCEPTIONS.—Subsection (a) does not apply— 
(1) if the use of such funds is necessary to 
allow for removal of the Confederate symbol to ad-
dress public safety; or 
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(2) in the case of a Confederate symbol created, 
maintained, or displayed in a museum or educational 
exhibit. 
SEC. 4. REDESIGNATION OF MILITARY INSTALLATIONS. 
(a) REDESIGNATION.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall redesignate the following military installations with 
such designation as the Secretary determines appropriate: 
(1) Fort Rucker, Alabama. 
(2) Fort Benning, Georgia. 
(3) Fort Gordon, Georgia. 
(4) Camp Beauregard, Louisiana. 
(5) Fort Polk, Louisiana. 
(6) Fort Bragg, North Carolina. 
(7) Fort Hood, Texas. 
(8) Fort A.P. Hill, Virginia. 
(9) Fort Lee, Virginia. 
(10) Fort Pickett, Virginia. 
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in any law, regula-
tion, map, document, paper, or other record of the United 
States to a military installation referred to in subsection 
(a) shall be deemed to be a reference to such installation 
as redesignated under such subsection. 
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