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To prohibit the use of funds for certain parades.
Summary
This bill prohibits the use of federal funds appropriated to the Department of Defense or the White House for parades that commemorate or pay tribute to the current President. The ban applies only to parades sponsored by these federal agencies and specifically honoring the sitting President. Federal funds cannot be used to finance such parades under this restriction.
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- Apr 14, 2025 Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on 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. · house
- Apr 14, 2025 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
April 14, 2025
Mr. Veasey introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on 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
A BILL
To prohibit the use of funds for certain parades.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Preventing Allocation of Resources for Absurd Defense Expenditures Act” or the “PARADE Act”.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR CERTAIN PARADES.
(a) In General.—None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available for the Department of Defense or for the White House or the Executive Office of the President may be used for a covered parade.
(b) Covered Parade.—In this section, the term “covered parade” means a parade that—
(1) is sponsored by the Department of Defense or by the White House or the Executive Office of the President; and
(2) is specifically commemorating or paying tribute to the current President. <all>
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