{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://mcclaindelaney.house.gov/media/press-releases/reps-mcclain-delaney-and-lieu-introduce-congressional-authorization-federal", "Reps McClain Delaney and Lieu Introduce The Congressional Authorization for Federal Building Names Act", "2026-08-12", "2026", "2026-08", "Democrat", "House", "MD", "April McClain Delaney", "M001232", "mcclaindelaney.house.gov", "mcclaindelaney", "https://mcclaindelaney.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "In September 2025, Trump ordered the Department of Defense to be renamed the \u201cDepartment of War.\u201d However, FY27 appropriations requests and bills continue to refer to the agency as the Department of Defense because the change has not been enacted in statute. This renaming attempt could cost taxpayers up to $125 million. Later in December, Trump ordered the John F. Kennedy Center to be renamed the \u201cDonald J. Trump and John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts,\u201d and directed the U.S. Institute of Peace to be renamed the \u201cDonald J. Trump Institute of Peace.\u201d The Administration has physically changed the names of these buildings, effectively defacing them.\n\n\u201cThe names on our federal buildings are not any President\u2019s to give away. They belong to the American people, and only Congress can change them. This bill puts that in statute \u2014 with real penalties for appointees who ignore it,\u201d said Congresswoman McClain Delaney.\n\n\u201cPresidents should not be able to unilaterally put their own name on federal property,\u201d said Congressman Lieu. \u201cNot only is this practice self-centered, it also carries a large price tag for the American people. Renaming federal property should respect the history, spirit, and purpose of the property as opposed to catering to the ego of the president.\u201d", 1, "2026-08-13T06:17:16Z", "2026-08-13T06:18:13Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://mcclaindelaney.house.gov/media/press-releases/reps-mcclain-delaney-and-lieu-introduce-congressional-authorization-federal"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.6683268584311008, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}