H.R. 3658: Honoring Real Patriots Act of 2017

115th Congress · introduced 2017-08-18 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.

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Where it came from: introduced 2017-08-18 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
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Official title

Honoring Real Patriots Act of 2017

Plain summary

Honoring Real Patriots Act of 2017 This bill states that it is the policy of the United States that no military installation or other property under the jurisdiction of the Department of Defense (DOD) shall be or remain named after any individual who took up arms against the United States during the American Civil War or any individual or entity that supported such efforts. Not later than one year after the enactment of this bill, DOD shall change the name of each military installation and other property under its jurisdiction that is named after any individual who took up arms against the United States during the American Civil War or is named after any individual or entity that supported such efforts.

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Official text

Honoring Real Patriots Act of 2017

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] · 29 cosponsors

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Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Hakeem S. Jeffries (D-NY), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Grace Meng (D-NY), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL), Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA), Dwight Evans (D-PA), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT), Alma S. Adams (D-NC), Jamie Raskin (D-MD)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] reported raising $1.3 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-115hr3658.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/115/hr>

Record fed-us-cong115-hr3658 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115