# 119-s-218: A bill to designate the area between the intersections of 16th Street, Northwest and Fuller Street, Northwest and 16th Street, Northwest and Euclid Street, Northwest in Washington, District of Columbia, as "Oswaldo Paya Way".

119-s-218, A bill to designate the area between the intersections of 16th Street, Northwest and Fuller Street, Northwest and 16th Street, Northwest and Euclid Street, Northwest in Washington, District of Columbia, as "Oswaldo Paya Way"., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX] (R-TX); status introduced (as of 2025-12-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-218
- Congress: 119
- Title: A bill to designate the area between the intersections of 16th Street, Northwest and Fuller Street, Northwest and 16th Street, Northwest and Euclid Street, Northwest in Washington, District of Columbia, as "Oswaldo Paya Way".
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-01-23
- Sponsor: Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX] (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-12-21

## Summary

This bill would **designate the corridor in front of the Cuban embassy in Washington, D.C., as Oswaldo Payá Way**. It would also redesignate the address 2630 16th Street NW as 2630 Oswaldo Payá Way, require the District of Columbia to place two Oswaldo Payá Way signs above existing signs at 16th & Fuller and 16th & Euclid Streets NW, and direct that federal laws, maps, regulations, and records referring to that area or address be treated as referring to the new name.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] (D-IL), 2025-01-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Curtis, John R. [R-UT] (R-UT), 2025-01-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL] (R-FL), 2025-01-23T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 119-s-1071: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
- 119-s-524: Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025
- 119-s-3923: Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Reauthorization Act of 2026
- 119-s-5025: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia Act of 2026
- 119-s-1241: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025
- 119-sres-913: A resolution relating to the death of the Honorable Nancy Kassebaum, former United States Senator for the State of Kansas.

## Sources
- [119-s-218 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/218)

## Related
- [119-s-1071: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1071)
- [119-s-524: Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-524)
- [119-s-3923: Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Reauthorization Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3923)
- [119-s-5025: Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5025)
- [119-s-1241: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1241)
- [119-sres-913: A resolution relating to the death of the Honorable Nancy Kassebaum, former Uni…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-913)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-218 (as of 2025-12-21).