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.

This bill would add a new provision to Title 23 of the United States Code requiring the District of Columbia to remove the phrase “Black Lives Matter” from the street commonly known as Black Lives Matter Plaza (the portion of 16th Street NW between H Street NW and K Street NW) and to redesignate that street as “Liberty Plaza.” It would also require the District to remove the phrase from all DC websites, documents, and other materials under DC jurisdiction. If the Mayor does not comply within 60 days of enactment, the Secretary would withhold 50% of the funds the District is entitled to receive under section 104(b) of Title 23 for each subsequent fiscal year. The bill would add a new section (Sec. 180) to Chapter 1 of Title 23 to codify these requirements and the funding withholding mechanism. In short, the bill uses funding as leverage to compel the District of Columbia to change signage and branding tied to a political message, with a defined deadline and automatic federal funding reductions if noncompliance occurs. Sponsor: Rep. Clyde (introduced March 3, 2025); referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Status: Introduced.