H.Res. 1042: Calling on the Senate to rename the Russell Senate Office Building.

116th Congress · introduced 2020-07-09 · Congress · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.

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Where it came from: introduced 2020-07-09 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Calling on the Senate to rename the Russell Senate Office Building.

Plain summary

This resolution declares that the House of Representatives (1) once again rejects White nationalism and White supremacy as hateful expressions of intolerance that are contradictory to the values that define the people of the United States; (2) condemns the use of captions, statues, memorials, and artwork used or erected to memorialize Senator Richard B. Russell, or any other lawmaker who intentionally disavowed the Declaration of Independence's exhortation that all persons are created equal; and (3) calls on the Senate to rename the Russell Senate Office Building for an honoree who embraced equality for all Americans, and to revert to using the building's original name, the Old Senate Office Building, until the Senate selects such honoree.

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Official text

Calling on the Senate to rename the Russell Senate Office Building.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] · 32 cosponsors

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Kathy Castor (D-FL), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Sylvia R. Garcia (D-TX), Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), André Carson (D-IN), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Robin L. Kelly (D-IL), Kweisi Mfume (D-MD), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Maxine Waters (D-CA), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Marc A. Veasey (D-TX), Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] reported raising $1.7 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-116hres1042.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/hres>

Record fed-us-cong116-hres1042 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116