# 115-hr-4980: PARADE Act

115-hr-4980, PARADE Act, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33] (D-TX); status 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. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-4980
- Congress: 115
- Title: PARADE Act
- Status: 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.
- Introduced: 2018-02-08
- Sponsor: Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33] (D-TX)
- Cosponsors: 26
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Preventing Allocation of Resources for Absurd Defense Expenditures Act or the PARADE Act. This bill prohibits the use of funds for a parade that is sponsored by the Department of Defense or the White House or the Executive Office of the President and is not a parade that has been held to commemorate a holiday or special event during the ten-year period preceding the enactment of this bill.

## Cosponsors (26)

- Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] (D-OR), 2018-02-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Plaskett, Stacey E. [D-VI-At Large] (D-VI), 2018-02-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2018-02-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] (D-TX), 2018-02-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ), 2018-02-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2018-02-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2018-02-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8] (D-CA), 2018-02-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Polis, Jared [D-CO-2] (D-CO), 2018-02-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4] (D-MD), 2018-02-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2018-02-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-8] (D-NJ), 2018-02-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2018-02-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA), 2018-02-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2018-02-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pallone, Frank [D-NJ-6] (D-NJ), 2018-02-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] (D-MD), 2018-02-08T00:00:00.000Z
- GENE GREEN (D-TX), 2018-02-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5] (D-MN), 2018-02-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA), 2018-02-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] (D-MA), 2018-02-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] (D-IL), 2018-02-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] (D-IL), 2018-02-14T00:00:00.000Z
- LOUISE SLAUGHTER (D-NY), 2018-02-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] (D-CA), 2018-04-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR), 2018-07-26T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 115-hr-4240: Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2017
- 115-hr-3440: Dream Act of 2017
- 115-hr-1235: Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act
- 115-hr-502: Land and Water Conservation Fund Reauthorization and Fairness Act
- 115-hr-6545: Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2018
- 115-hr-6135: Keep Families Together Act

## Sources
- [115-hr-4980 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/4980)

## Related
- [115-hr-4240: Public Safety and Second Amendment Rights Protection Act of 2017](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4240)
- [115-hr-3440: Dream Act of 2017](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-3440)
- [115-hr-1235: Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-1235)
- [115-hr-502: Land and Water Conservation Fund Reauthorization and Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-502)
- [115-hr-6545: Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6545)
- [115-hr-6135: Keep Families Together Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6135)
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