,i  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #iijb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #bc1 #bjbf,mr4 
,foster 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,cisneros1   
,mr4 ,correa1 ,ms4 ,dean of             
,pennsylvania1 ,mr4 ,frost1 ,mr4        
,garamendi1 ,mr4 ,garca of ,illinois1   
,ms4 ,hoyle of ,oregon1 ,mr4 ,liccardo1 
,ms4 ,lofgren1 ,mr4 ,mc,garvey1 ,ms4    
,moore of ,wisconsin1 ,mr4 ,nadler1 ,mr4
 ,norcross1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4 ,ruiz1   
,mr4 ,sherman1 ,ms4 ,tlaib1 ,mr4        
,veasey1 and ,ms4 ,wasserman ,schultz7  
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on          
,transportation and ,infrastructure1 and
 in addition to the ,committee on       
,oversight and ,government ,reform1 for 
a period to be subsequently determined  
by the ,speaker1 in each case for       
consideration of such provisions as fall
 within the jurisdiction of the         
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
prohibit the naming of any ,federal     
building1 facility1 or program after any

 elected official or political appointee
 for a certain period or while using    
their name commercially1 and for other  
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,federal ,naming    
,standards ,act4  #b4 ,prohibition on   
renaming ,federal buildings1 facilities1
 or programs  7a7 ,in general           
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
law1 no ,federal building1 facility1 or 
program may be named1 renamed1          
designated1 or redesignated in the name 
or likeness of any elected official or  
political appointee for the period      
described in subsection 7b74  7b7       
,covered period  7#a7 ,in general       
,except as provided in paragraph 7#b71  
the period described in this subsection 
shall be the period from the time the   
individual began holding office as an   
elected official or political appointee 
until the date that is #aj years after  
the date on which such individual last  
held office or appointment4  7#b7       
,extension for certain individuals ,with

 respect to any individual who generates
 more than #a1jjj1jjj 7adjusted annually
 for inflation to reflect changes in the
 ,consumer ,price ,index for ,all ,urban
 ,consumers1 published by the ,bureau of
 ,labor ,statistics of the ,department  
of ,labor7 annually from commercial     
purposes for the use of their name1     
image1 or likeness1 the period described
 in this subsection shall be extended   
until the date on which such individual 
no longer meets such threshold4  7c7    
,applicability ,the prohibition under   
subsection 7a7 shall not apply to-- 7#a7
 the name or likeness of an individual  
who is deceased2  7#b7 any naming1      
renaming1 designation1 or redesignation 
before the date of enactment of this    
,act2 and  7#c7 any building1 facility1 
or program named1 renamed1 designated1  
or redesignated for an individual who   
was not using their name or likeness for
 commercial purposes at the time of the 
naming1 renaming1 designation1 or       
redesignation but subsequently has used 

their name or likeness for commercial   
purposes4  7d7 ,inspector general       
investigation ,the inspector general of 
each ,federal agency shall investigate  
complaints alleging violations of this  
,act within the respective agency of    
such inspector general and report the   
findings of any investigation1 within   
#ij days of the beginning of any such   
investigation1 to the head of the       
respective agency and ,congress4  7e7   
,rule of construction ,nothing in this  
,act shall be construed to prohibit the 
incidental use of an individual's name  
and likeness in museum exhibits1        
archival collections1 historical        
displays1 educational materials1 or     
documentary content produced or funded  
by the ,federal ,government or official 
reports1 press releases1 or other       
informational materials as long as such 
use does not constitute the formal name 
or principal branding of a ,federal site
 or ,federal program4  7f7 ,commercial  
purposes defined ,in this section1 the  

term commercial purposes means the use  
of an individual's name or likeness in  
connection with the advertising1        
promotion1 or sale of goods or services 
or licensing4