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.

Bill: 115-s-1187
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX]
Introduced: 2017-05-18
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Asia

China

Congressional tributes

Detention of persons

District of Columbia

Government buildings, facilities, and property

Human rights

Roads and highways
Latest action: action_date: 2017-05-18
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-05-18
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>This bill designates as &quot;Liu Xiaobo Plaza&quot; 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. </p>

tv_txt: II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1187 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 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.

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.