To amend title 23, United States Code, to withhold certain apportionment funds from the District of Columbia unless the Mayor of the District of Columbia removes the phrase Black Lives Matter from the street symbolically designated as Black Lives Matter Plaza, redesignates such street as Liberty Plaza, and removes such phrase from each website, document, and other material under the jurisdiction of the District of Columbia.

Bill: 119-hr-1774
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Clyde, Andrew S. [R-GA-9]
Introduced: 2025-03-03
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Latest action: action_date: 2025-03-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

Summaries:
action_date: 2025-03-03
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill withholds certain highway funds from the District of Columbia (DC) unless DC removes the phrase <em>Black Lives Matter</em> from the portion of&nbsp;16th Street NW that is between H Street NW and K Street NW&nbsp;(currently designated as Black Lives Matter Plaza) and redesignates the street as Liberty Plaza. In addition, DC must remove the phrase from&nbsp;websites, documents, and other materials which are under its jurisdiction.</p><p>Specifically, the bill directs the Department of Transportation to withhold 50% of the annual&nbsp;Highway Trust Fund apportionment for&nbsp;DC on the first day of each fiscal year in which DC has not complied with these requirements.</p>

tv_txt: I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1774 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 3, 2025 Mr. Clyde introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To amend title 23, United States Code, to withhold certain apportionment funds from the District of Columbia unless the Mayor of the District of Columbia removes the phrase Black Lives Matter from the street symbolically designated as Black Lives Matter Plaza, redesignates such street as Liberty Plaza, and removes such phrase from each website, document, and other material under the jurisdiction of the District of Columbia.

1. Redesignation of Black Lives Matter Plaza and removal of Black Lives Matter phrase from each website, document, and other material under the jurisdiction of the District of Columbia (a) In general Chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 180. Redesignation of Black Lives Matter Plaza and removal of Black Lives Matter phrase from each website, document, and other material under the jurisdiction of the District of Columbia (a) Withholding of funds for noncompliance The Secretary shall withhold 50 percent of the amount required to be apportioned to the District of Columbia under section 104(b) on the first day of each fiscal year beginning after the date of enactment of this section in which the Mayor of the District of Columbia has not complied with the requirements of subsection (b). (b) In general To be in compliance with this section, the Mayor of the District of Columbia, not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this section, shall— (1) remove the phrase Black Lives Matter from— (A) 16th Street, N.W., between H Street, N.W., and K Street, N.W., in the District of Columbia (symbolically designated as Black Lives Matter Plaza under the Black Lives Matter Plaza Designation Act of 2020 (sec. 9–204.01 note, D.C. Official Code); and (B) each website, document, and other material under the jurisdiction of the District of Columbia; and (2) redesignate such street as Liberty Plaza . . (b) Clerical amendment The analysis for chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 180. Redesignation of Black Lives Matter Plaza and removal of Black Lives Matter phrase from each website, document, and other material under the jurisdiction of the District of Columbia. .