US Congress · H.R. 8522 · In committee

PROTECT Act

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Introduced 2026-04-27

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Officially: “PROTECT Act” Read the full text

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What it does

The bill bans naming, renaming, or designating any federal building, land, or other federal asset after Donald J. Trump, and blocks federal funds from being used for that purpose. Any federal property already named after him must be renamed back to what it was called before.

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1Short title

This section would give the Act the short title "Prohibiting Repressive Officials from Titular Engravings, Commemorations, and Tributes Act," which may also be called the "PROTECT Act."

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1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Prohibiting Repressive Officials from Titular Engravings, Commemorations, and Tributes Act or the PROTECT Act .

2Prohibiting Repressive Officials from Titular Engravings, Commemorations, and Tributes

This section would provide that, despite any other law, no Federal building, land, or other asset may be named, renamed, designated, or redesignated in the name of Donald J. Trump, and that no Federal funds may be used to name, rename, designate, or redesignate any Federal building, land, or other asset in his name. It would also require that any Federal building, land, or other asset that is named after Donald J. Trump as of the date this Act becomes law be returned to the name that Federal law had given it.

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2. Prohibiting Repressive Officials from Titular Engravings, Commemorations, and Tributes (a) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law— (1) no Federal building, land, or other asset may be named, renamed, designated, or redesignated in the name of Donald J. Trump; and (2) no Federal funds may be used to name, rename, designate, or redesignate any Federal building, land, or other asset in the name of Donald J. Trump. (b) Applicability Any Federal building, land, or other asset named after Donald J. Trump as of the date of enactment of this Act shall be returned to the name given to that Federal building, land, or other asset by Federal law.

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Where it is

Introduced · 2026-04-27

In the House.

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Official documents

Full bill textread it on this site, version ih (Introduced in House), as published by GovInfo

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The on-site text is shown verbatim from the GovInfo publication, captured 2026-07-12. The same version at GovInfo.

The numbers

of bills introduced became law in the 118th Congress, 2023 to 2024 (n=16,213)

sponsors, out of 218 needed to pass

Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, and 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. (2026-04-27).