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To prohibit a sitting President, or officer or employee on behalf of a sitting President, from naming or designating a public building after such President.
Summary
The bill prohibits a sitting President or any executive branch officer or employee acting on behalf of the President from naming or designating any public building after that President during the President's term in office. Public facilities covered by the prohibition include any building administered by a federal agency and any building or facility operated by an entity that receives federal funding.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-25] (D-CA)
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Raul Ruiz’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- NULL $112,200
- DAVITA $15,500
- US ACUTE CARE SOLUTIONS $14,100
- CHANDI GROUP USA, INC. $13,200
- ST. GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY $13,200
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Raul Ruiz → · Outside spending →
Actions (2)
- Apr 20, 2026 Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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 20, 2026 Introduced in House
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
April 20, 2026
Mr. Ruiz introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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 a sitting President, or officer or employee on behalf of a sitting President, from naming or designating a public building after such President.
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 “Earn it First Act of 2026”.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON SITTING PRESIDENT NAMING CERTAIN FACILITIES AFTER SUCH PRESIDENT.
(a) Prohibition.—The President or any officer or employee of the executive branch on behalf of the President may not, for the duration of the term of such President, name or designate a public facility after such President.
(b) Public Facility Defined.—In this section, the term “public facility” means—
(1) any building (including a public building as defined in section 3301 of title 40, United States Code) administered by a Federal agency; and
(2) any building or facility operated by an entity that receives Federal funds. <all>
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