# 119-hr-7039: Stop Executive Renaming for Vanity and Ego (SERVE) Act of 2026

119-hr-7039, Stop Executive Renaming for Vanity and Ego (SERVE) Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. McClain Delaney, April [D-MD-6] (D-MD); status in_committee (as of 2026-06-04).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-7039
- Congress: 119
- Title: Stop Executive Renaming for Vanity and Ego (SERVE) Act of 2026
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2026-01-13
- Sponsor: Rep. McClain Delaney, April [D-MD-6] (D-MD)
- Cosponsors: 7
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-06-04

## Summary

**Bars naming federal property after a sitting President.** This bill would prohibit naming, renaming, designating, or redesignating any federal building, land, or other asset for a sitting President. It would also ban federal funds from being used for those naming actions and require any assets already named for a sitting President to revert to the name given by federal law or their prior federally recognized name.

## Cosponsors (7)

- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2026-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ivey, Glenn [D-MD-4] (D-MD), 2026-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Elfreth, Sarah [D-MD-3] (D-MD), 2026-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Walkinshaw, James R. [D-VA-11] (D-VA), 2026-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13] (D-MI), 2026-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2] (D-PA), 2026-01-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Subramanyam, Suhas [D-VA-10] (D-VA), 2026-02-25T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Ban on naming assets after sitting President: cost, low. If enacted, the bill would forbid naming, renaming, designating, or redesignating any Federal building, land, or other asset after a sitting President. It would also bar the use of Federal funds to carry out any such naming. Assets that already bear the sitting President's name on the date of enact…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
- 119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026

## Sources
- [119-hr-7039 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7039)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7853)
- [119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7481)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7039 (as of 2026-06-04).