# 119-hr-1774: 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.

119-hr-1774, 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., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Clyde, Andrew S. [R-GA-9] (R-GA); status in_committee (as of 2025-12-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-1774
- Congress: 119
- Title: 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.
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-03-03
- Sponsor: Rep. Clyde, Andrew S. [R-GA-9] (R-GA)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-12-21

## Summary

**Withholds 50% of the District's federal highway funding unless the city removes "Black Lives Matter" from a defined 16th Street segment and related materials.** The bill requires redesignating that stretch as Liberty Plaza and removing the phrase from websites, documents, and other materials under DC jurisdiction within 60 days. - District officials: Must remove the phrase from 16th Street NW between H and K Streets, remove it from DC-controlled websites and documents, and rename the street Liberty Plaza. - Funding: The Secretary of Transportation will withhold 50% of the amount apportioned to the District from the Highway Trust Fund on the first day of each fiscal year until the District complies. *Reduces federal outlays to the District by withholding half of its annual Highway Trust Fund apportionment until compliance.*

## Provisions PRIA read

- DC highway funds tied to renaming: cost, low. This bill would tie some DC highway money to a name change. The Mayor would have 60 days after enactment to remove the words "Black Lives Matter" from 16th Street NW between H and K Streets. The Mayor would also need to rename that block "Liberty Plaza." The phrase would need to be removed from all…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-1774 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1774)

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- [119-hr-9200: Secure the Border Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9200)
- [119-hr-9199: Permanent Trump Secure Border Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9199)
- [119-hr-624: RIFLE Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-624)
- [119-hr-8827: ASSIMILATION Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8827)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1774 (as of 2025-12-21).