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Tiananmen Square Memorial Act of 2026
To designate Tiananmen Square Memorial Boulevard in Washington, District of Columbia, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill designates a portion of International Place Northwest in Washington, D.C. as Tiananmen Square Memorial Boulevard, specifically the area between 3501 and 3507 International Place Northwest. The address 3505 International Place Northwest is redesignated as 1 Tiananmen Square Memorial Boulevard. The bill requires the Administrator of General Services to design and place street signs bearing the name "Tiananmen Square Memorial Boulevard" at designated locations, including on nearby federal property and at the intersections of International Drive Northwest with Van Ness Street Northwest and International Place Northwest. The street signs are to be designed similarly to those used by the District of Columbia to mark Metro station locations.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Ogles, Andrew [R-TN-5] (R-TN)
6 cosponsors
Actions (2)
- Jun 4, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. · house
- Jun 4, 2026 Introduced in House
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 4, 2026
Mr. Ogles (for himself, Mr. Cline, Mr. Tiffany, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Sessions, and Mr. Roy) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
A BILL
To designate Tiananmen Square Memorial Boulevard in Washington, District of Columbia, and for other purposes.
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 “Tiananmen Square Memorial Act of 2026”.
SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF TIANANMEN SQUARE MEMORIAL BOULEVARD.
(a) Designation of Boulevard.—
(1) In general.—The area along International Place Northwest between 3501 International Place Northwest and 3507 International Place Northwest in Washington, District of Columbia, shall be known and designated as “Tiananmen Square Memorial Boulevard”.
(2) References.—Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the area referred to in paragraph (1) shall be deemed to be a reference to Tiananmen Square Memorial Boulevard.
(b) Designation of Address.—
(1) Designation.—The address of 3505 International Place Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, shall be redesignated as 1 Tiananmen Square Memorial Boulevard.
(2) References.—Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the address referred to in paragraph (1) shall be deemed to be a reference to 1 Tiananmen Square Memorial Boulevard.
(c) Signs.—The Administrator of General Services shall construct street signs that shall—
(1) contain the phrase “Tiananmen Square Memorial Boulevard”;
(2) be similar in design to the signs used by the District of Columbia to designate the location of Metro stations; and
(3) be placed on—
(A) the parcel of Federal property that is closest to 1 Tiananmen Square Memorial Boulevard (as redesignated by subsection (b)(1)); and
(B) the street corners of International Drive Northwest and Van Ness Street Northwest and International Drive Northwest and International Place Northwest in Washington, District of Columbia. <all>
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