I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2761 
To prohibit the use of Federal funds for a military parade in the District 
of Columbia intended for the personal celebration of President Donald 
J. Trump, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 9, 2025 
Mr. COHEN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and 
Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To prohibit the use of Federal funds for a military parade 
in the District of Columbia intended for the personal 
celebration of President Donald J. Trump, 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 ‘‘Halting All Parades 
for Presidents’ Yearly Birthdays, It Risks Taxpayer 
Harm, Damages, And Your Budget Act’’ or the ‘‘HAPPY 
BIRTHDAY Budget Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) Military parades are traditionally reserved 
for national celebrations, commemorations of mili-
tary service, or significant public occasions, not per-
sonal milestones such as birthdays. 
(2) A military parade previously considered in 
President Donald J. Trump’s first term was can-
celed due to cost concerns, including costs to the 
military of $92 million and public safety costs to the 
District of Columbia of over $21 million. 
(3) Heavy military vehicles risk causing damage 
to District of Columbia roads, which are not de-
signed to support such weight, requiring taxpayer- 
funded repairs. 
(4) President Trump has conducted mass lay-
offs and firings in the Federal Government through 
the so-called ‘‘Department of Government Efficiency 
(DOGE)’’ under the guise of ‘‘saving taxpayer 
money’’. 
(5) The District of Columbia is often not fully 
reimbursed for expenses incurred during Federal 
events, placing an undue financial burden on local 
agencies and taxpayers. 
(6) The Washington City Paper reported that 
President Trump has expressed interest in holding a 
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military parade in the District of Columbia on June 
14, 2025, as a personal birthday celebration. 
(7) While June 14, 2025, is the United States 
Army’s 250th birthday and Flag Day, it is also 
President Donald J. Trump’s 79th birthday. 
(8) The U.S. Army has never held a military 
parade to celebrate its own birthday, and the Army’s 
250th anniversary celebration has been in the plan-
ning stages for several years with no plans for a pa-
rade in the District of Columbia. 
(9) It is unlikely that President Trump will in-
clude an air, sea, or terrestrial extravaganza to cele-
brate the birthdays of the other military branches, 
further highlighting the personal nature of the pro-
posed celebration. 
SEC. 3. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
It is the sense of Congress that public funds should 
be used to support the well-being and security of the 
American people and not expended on displays of military 
force for personal glorification. 
SEC. 4. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR MILITARY PA-
RADE IN DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. 
No Federal funds may be obligated or expended for 
the planning, execution, security, transportation, or infra-
structure support of any military parade in the District 
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of Columbia that is primarily intended to celebrate the 
birthday, personal milestone, or private interest of any in-
dividual, including President Donald J. Trump. 
SEC. 5. ALTERNATIVE BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS. 
(a) ALTERNATIVE CELEBRATIONS.—Congress en-
courages President Trump to consider alternative birthday 
celebrations that do not involve armored vehicles or fighter 
jets, such as cake, golf, or bingo night. 
(b) BIRTHDAY WISHES.—In recognition of his birth-
day, Congress extends a sincere ‘‘Happy Birthday’’ to 
Donald J. Trump, free of charge, and encourages all 
Americans who wish to send birthday wishes to the Presi-
dent to do so through the United States Postal Service, 
the only service expressly authorized in the Constitution 
of the United States for the transmission of personal cor-
respondence, where neither snow nor rain nor heat nor 
gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift comple-
tion of their appointed rounds. 
Æ 
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