Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL)
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 Payá Way".
A Republican bill with 3 Democratic cosponsors · See all 6 cosponsors
Last activity — Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
In committee
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Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill designates the area of 16th Street Northwest between Fuller Street Northwest and Euclid Street Northwest in Washington, D.C. as "Oswaldo Paya Way". It also redesignates the address of 2630 16th Street Northwest as 2630 Oswaldo Paya Way. The District of Columbia will construct and place signs to reflect this designation.
Yes
- Scored +1
Does this favour talking over confrontation abroad?
Renaming the street in front of the Cuban Embassy after Oswaldo Paya can be seen as a positive expression of solidarity with the Cuban people, promoting diplomatic engagement on human rights.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
- Expression of Solidarity (Section 1(12)): Renaming the street in front of the Cuban Embassy after Oswaldo Paya can be seen as a positive expression of solidarity with the Cuban people in their struggle for human rights.
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- I am unable to find any negative impacts for people based solely on the text provided.
Groups and Interests Ranking
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- National Security And Foreign Policy
- Does this favour talking over confrontation abroad? — Renaming the street in front of the Cuban Embassy after Oswaldo Paya can be seen as a positive expression of solidarity with the Cuban people, promoting diplomatic engagement on human rights.
- 7/21/2025
- Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
- 6 Cosponsors added.
- Introduced in House
4 bills Congress.gov lists as related to this one — companions in the other chamber, earlier versions, and bills this one absorbed or was folded into.
- 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".
- 118-HR-1239 (not yet synced)
- 118-S-376 (not yet synced)
- 117-S-2045 (not yet synced)
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Maria SalazarRepublican · Florida
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Debbie Wasserman SchultzDemocrat · Florida
Frederica WilsonDemocrat · Florida