Washington, Aug. 12 -- Congresswoman McClain Delaney issued the following press release:
Today, Congresswoman April McClain Delaney (D-MD) and Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) introduced the Congressional Authorization for Federal Building Names Act that would require Congress to expressly authorize the renaming of federal property.
In September 2025, Trump ordered the Department of Defense to be renamed the "Department of War." 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 (https://www.cbo.gov/system/files/2026-01/61942-DoD-Name-Change.pdf). Later i...