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H.R. 7039

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 7039, the Stop Executive Renaming for Vanity and Ego (SERVE) Act of 2026, was introduced in the House on Jan 13, 2026 by Rep. April McClain-Delaney (D) with 7 co-sponsors. It was referred to Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management, and last saw action on Jan 14, 2026: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.

Record

Text

H.R. 7039 has 7 co-sponsors.

hb7039/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 7039 IH: Stop Executive Renaming for Vanity and Ego (SERVE) Act of 2026
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2026-01-13
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS
  2d Session  H. R. 7039  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   January 13, 2026   Mrs. McClain Delaney  (for herself,  Ms. Norton ,  Mr. Ivey ,  Ms. Elfreth ,  Mr. Walkinshaw ,  Mr. Thanedar , and  Mr. Boyle of Pennsylvania ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure , and in addition to the Committees on  Natural Resources , and  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   A BILL
To prohibit the naming, renaming, designating, or redesignating of any Federal building, land, or other asset in the name of a sitting President, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Stop Executive Renaming for Vanity and Ego (SERVE) Act of 2026  .
2.
Prohibition on naming Federal property after sitting President
(a)
In general
Notwithstanding any other provision of law—
(1)
no Federal building, land, or other asset may be named, renamed, designated, or redesignated in the name of a sitting President; and
(2)
no Federal funds may be used to name, rename, designate, or redesignate any Federal building, land, or other asset in the name of a sitting President.
(b)
Applicability
Any Federal building, land, or other asset named after the sitting President as of the date of enactment of this Act shall be returned to the name given to that Federal building, land, or other asset by Federal law.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2026-01-13
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

To prohibit the naming, renaming, designating, or redesignating of any Federal building, land, or other asset in the name of a sitting President, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Rep. April McClain-Delaney (D) sponsors H.R. 7039, and 7 members have co-sponsored it, 6 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 7039 went before 4 committees: Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee, Oversight and Government Reform, Natural Resources and Transportation and Infrastructure.

Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee
Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee
Referred to · Jan 14, 2026 · 127 Bills
Oversight and Government Reform
Oversight and Government Reform
Referred To · Jan 13, 2026 · 696 Bills
Natural Resources
Natural Resources
Referred To · Jan 13, 2026 · 395 Bills
Transportation and Infrastructure
Transportation and Infrastructure
Referred To · Jan 13, 2026 · 156 Bills

Actions

H.R. 7039 has taken 4 actions since Jan 13, 2026, the latest on Jan 14, 2026.

ChamberAction
Jan 14, 2026
House
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee
Jan 13, 2026
House
Introduced in House
Jan 13, 2026
House
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H698)
Jan 13, 2026
House
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, and 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.Transportation and Infrastructure Committee

Votes

H.R. 7039 has not gone to a roll call.

2 bills are related to H.R. 7039.

Titles

H.R. 7039 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Stop Executive Renaming for Vanity and Ego (SERVE) Act of 2026 — Display Title
  • Stop Executive Renaming for Vanity and Ego (SERVE) Act of 2026 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To prohibit the naming, renaming, designating, or redesignating of any Federal building, land, or other asset in the name of a sitting President, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

2 clients hired 2 firms and 13 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 7039 in 5 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Budget/Appropriations, Health Issues, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace, Aviation/Airlines/Airports, Family issues/Abortion/Adoption, Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities, Retirement, Railroads.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS—District of Columbia13—
NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION—District of Columbia12—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS13—
NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION12—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
BEN TIMMINS113
COLE SCANDAGLIA113
SUNSHINE MCBRIDE113
UDITINDER THAKUR113
JENNIFER TYREE112
KATHERINE SYBENGA112
MARAM ABDELHAMID112
MATTHEW SOCKNAT112
MATTHEW SOWARDS112
COLLEEN COSTELLO111
JOSH NASSAR111
KURT VORNDRAN111
REGINA HUTTER111

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNIONNATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION2026 second_quarter$340K2nd Quarter - Report
INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERSINTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS2025 third_quarter$324.1K3rd Quarter - Report
INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERSINTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS2025 second_quarter$319.2K2nd Quarter - Report
INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERSINTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS2025 first_quarter$315.8K1st Quarter - Report
NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNIONNATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION2026 first_quarter$310K1st Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 7039 under Government Operations and Politics, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 7039’s is Government Operations and Politics.

hr7039/policy-areas.txt
Government Operations and PoliticsAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 7039, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 9 (Tuesday, January 13, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mrs. McCLAIN DELANEY:H.R. 7039.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article IV, Section 3, clause 2 (Property Clause)[Page H718]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com