A bill from an independent · See all 11 cosponsors
Last activity — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
In committee
Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.
The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.
Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill, known as the "Stop Executive Renaming for Vanity and Ego Act" or the "SERVE Act," seeks to restrict how federal property is named. It prohibits the naming, renaming, designating, or redesignating of any Federal building, land, or other asset after a sitting President. Additionally, the act forbids the use of Federal funds for these purposes. If any federal property currently bears the name of a sitting President at the time this act becomes law, its name must be changed back to the one originally established by Federal law.
Yes
- Scored +2
Does this reduce what the federal government spends?
The bill prohibits the use of federal funds for the purpose of naming or renaming assets after a sitting president.
- Scored +2
Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see?
The act limits the use of federal funds for potentially self-serving name changes by sitting presidents.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Prevents the use of federal funds for presidential naming: Under Section 2(a)(2), no Federal funds may be used to name, rename, designate, or redesignate assets in the name of a sitting President, which limits how public money is spent.
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Restores original names to federal assets: Per Section 2(b), any Federal building, land, or asset currently named after a sitting President at the time of enactment must have its name returned to the name originally given by Federal law.
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- Mandatory name changes for existing assets: Under Section 2(b), any Federal building, land, or asset named after a sitting President as of the date of enactment must be returned to its previous name, which requires a change in designation.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Tap or hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Economy And Finance
- Does this reduce what the federal government spends? — The bill prohibits the use of federal funds for the purpose of naming or renaming assets after a sitting president.
- Governance And Ideology
- Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see? — The act limits the use of federal funds for potentially self-serving name changes by sitting presidents.
- 7/16/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 2/9/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 1/14/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 1/13/2026
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- 8 Cosponsors added.
- Introduced in Senate
2 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.
Angela AlsobrooksDemocrat · Maryland
Cory BookerDemocrat · New Jersey
Lisa Blunt RochesterDemocrat · Delaware
Ben LujánDemocrat · New Mexico
Jeff MerkleyDemocrat · Oregon
Alex PadillaDemocrat · California
John ReedDemocrat · Rhode Island
Charles SchumerDemocrat · New York
Adam SchiffDemocrat · California
Chris Van HollenDemocrat · Maryland
Ron WydenDemocrat · Oregon