Title: A bill to designate the area between the intersections of International Drive, Northwest and Van Ness Street, Northwest and International Drive, Northwest and International Place, Northwest in Washington, District of Columbia, as "Liu Xiaobo Plaza", and for other purposes.
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
This bill designates as "Liu Xiaobo Plaza" the area between the intersections of International Drive Northwest and Van Ness Street Northwest and International Drive Northwest and International Place Northwest in Washington, DC.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1187 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1187

To designate the area between the intersections of International Drive, 
   Northwest and Van Ness Street, Northwest and International Drive, 
Northwest and International Place, Northwest in Washington, District of 
       Columbia, as ``Liu Xiaobo Plaza'', and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 18, 2017

   Mr. Cruz (for himself, Mr. Toomey, and Mr. Rubio) introduced the 
 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
               Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
To designate the area between the intersections of International Drive, 
   Northwest and Van Ness Street, Northwest and International Drive, 
Northwest and International Place, Northwest in Washington, District of 
       Columbia, as ``Liu Xiaobo Plaza'', and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. DESIGNATION OF LIU XIAOBO PLAZA.

    (a) Designation of Plaza.--
            (1) In general.--The area between the intersections of 
        International Drive, Northwest and Van Ness Street, Northwest 
        and International Drive, Northwest and International Place, 
        Northwest in Washington, District of Columbia, shall be known 
        and designated as ``Liu Xiaobo Plaza''.
            (2) References.--Any reference in a law, map, regulation, 
        document, paper, or other record of the area referred to in 
        paragraph (1) shall be deemed to be a reference to Liu Xiaobo 
        Plaza.
    (b) Designation of Address.--
            (1) Designation.--The address of 3505 International Place, 
        Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, shall be 
        redesignated as 1 Liu Xiaobo Plaza.
            (2) References.--Any reference in a law, map, regulation, 
        document, paper, or other record of the United States to the 
        address referred to in paragraph (1) shall be deemed to be a 
        reference to 1 Liu Xiaobo Plaza.
    (c) Signs.--The Administrator of General Services shall construct 
street signs that shall--
            (1) contain the phrase ``Liu Xiaobo Plaza'';
            (2) be similar in design to the signs used by Washington, 
        District of Columbia, to designate the location of Metro 
        stations; and
            (3) be placed on--
                    (A) the parcel of Federal property that is closest 
                to 1 Liu Xiaobo Plaza (as redesignated by subsection 
                (b)); and
                    (B) the street corners of International Drive, 
                Northwest and Van Ness Street, Northwest and 
                International Drive, Northwest and International Place, 
                Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia.
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