H.R. 1774 · Where this bill is now
In committee
Introduced in the House, sent to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Mar 3, 2025
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summaryTies DC highway funds to street name change
This bill would withhold half of DC's annual highway funding unless the District of Columbia removes the phrase Black Lives Matter from the street segment currently designated as Black Lives Matter Plaza (on 16th Street NW between H and K Streets) and redesignates it as Liberty Plaza. DC would also need to remove the phrase from its websites, documents, and other materials under its control.
How it affects you
If this became law, DC residents and businesses would feel it through reduced funding for road repair, maintenance, and transportation projects in the District. The withholding would apply each fiscal year until the city makes the required changes to the street designation and removes the phrase from official materials.
Read the official summary (Introduced in House, Mar 3, 2025)
This bill withholds certain highway funds from the District of Columbia (DC) unless DC removes the phrase Black Lives Matter from the portion of 16th Street NW that is between H Street NW and K Street NW (currently designated as Black Lives Matter Plaza) and redesignates the street as Liberty Plaza. In addition, DC must remove the phrase from websites, documents, and other materials which are under its jurisdiction.
Specifically, the bill directs the Department of Transportation to withhold 50% of the annual Highway Trust Fund apportionment for DC on the first day of each fiscal year in which DC has not complied with these requirements.
Written by AI (Claude) using only the official summary by the Congressional Research Service, the Library of Congress’s nonpartisan research staff. It can miss nuance, so check the official summary and the bill text for details.
1st SessionH. R. 1774
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.
Sponsor: Rep. Andrew S. Clyde (R-GA-9) · Introduced Mar 3, 2025 · Transportation and Public Works · 1 version of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Mar 3, 2025: “Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.”