H.R. 10816: Department of Defense Renaming Integrity and Ethics Act of 2026

This bill would change Department of Defense naming rules so that military facilities, aircraft, ships, and other Pentagon assets cannot be named, renamed, designated, or redesignated after a current sitting President. It would also bar the Defense Department from using its funds for that purpose.

What the bill would do

• Add a new rule to Title 10 of the U.S. Code saying the Department of Defense may not name any of its assets after a sitting President.
• Prevent Pentagon money from being used to give a DoD asset a sitting President’s name.

What happens to existing names

If, on the date the bill becomes law, any Defense Department facility, aircraft, vessel, or other asset is already named after the sitting President at that time, the bill would require that asset to be restored to the name it had before it was renamed.

Practical effect

In plain terms, the bill would keep the military from honoring a President while that person is still in office by attaching their name to Defense Department property. It would also undo any such naming that is already in place when the law takes effect.

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