117TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION H. R. 484
To prohibit the use of Federal funds for the commemoration of certain
former Presidents, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 25, 2021
Ms. SA´NCHEZ (for herself, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. DANNY
K. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. CARSON, Ms. ESCOBAR, Ms. LEE of California,
Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mrs. HAYES, Mr. GALLEGO, Mr. CONNOLLY, Mr.
LOWENTHAL, Ms. WILLIAMS of Georgia, and Ms. CHU) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Natural Resources, Armed Services, and Veterans’ Affairs, for
a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for
consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
A BILL
To prohibit the use of Federal funds for the commemoration
of certain former Presidents, and for other purposes.
1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘No Glory for Hate
5 Act’’.
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1 SEC. 2. FEDERAL FUNDS RESTRICTION ON COMMEMO2 RATING CERTAIN FORMER PRESIDENTS.
3 Notwithstanding section 3102 of title 40, United
4 States Code, no Federal funds may be used to—
5 (1) create or display any symbol, monument, or
6 statue commemorating any former President that
7 has been twice impeached by the House of Rep8 resentatives on or before the date of enactment of
9 this Act or has been convicted of a State or Federal
10 crime relating to actions taken in an official capacity
11 as President of the United States on Federal public
12 land, including any highway, park, subway, Federal
13 building, military installation, street, or other Fed14 eral property; or
15 (2) name, designate, or redesignate a Federal
16 building or Federal land after, or in commemoration
17 of, any former President that has been twice im18 peached by the House of Representatives on or be19 fore the date of enactment of this Act or has been
20 convicted of a State or Federal crime relating to ac21 tions taken in an official capacity as President of the
22 United States.
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1 SEC. 3. RESTRICTION OF FEDERAL FUNDS FOR PROPERTY
2 BEARING THE NAME OF CERTAIN FORMER
3 PRESIDENTS.
4 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no Fed5 eral funds or other Federal financial assistance may be
6 provided to a State, political subdivision thereof, or entity
7 if any such funds or financial assistance will be used for
8 the benefit of any building, land, structure, installation,
9 or any other property that bears the name, or is named
10 or designated in commemoration of, any former President
11 that has been twice impeached by the House of Represent12 atives on or before the date of enactment of this Act or
13 has been convicted of a State or Federal crime relating
14 to actions taken in an official capacity as President of the
15 United States.
16 SEC. 4. FORMER PRESIDENTS ACT RESTRICTION.
17 Notwithstanding any provision of the Act entitled
18 ‘‘An Act to provide retirement, clerical assistants, and free
19 mailing privileges to former Presidents of the United
20 States, and for other purposes’’, approved August 25,
21 1958 (3 U.S.C. 102 note; commonly known as the
22 ‘‘Former Presidents Act of 1958’’), any former President
23 that has been twice impeached by the House of Represent24 atives on or before the date of enactment of this Act or
25 has been convicted of a State or Federal crime relating
26 to actions taken in an official capacity as President of the
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1 United States is not entitled to receive any benefit, other
2 than Secret Service protection, under such Act.
3 SEC. 5. PROHIBITION OF BURIAL OF CERTAIN FORMER
4 PRESIDENTS.
5 Section 7722(a) of title 10, United States Code, is
6 amended by adding at the end the following:
7 ‘‘(3) In carrying out paragraphs (1) and (2), the Sec8 retary of Defense shall not approve a determination of eli9 gibility for interment or inurnment in Arlington National
10 Cemetery made by the Secretary of the Army that permits
11 the interment or inurnment in Arlington National Ceme12 tery of any former President that has been twice im13 peached by the House of Representatives on or before the
14 date of enactment of this Act or has been convicted of
15 a State or Federal crime relating to actions taken in an
16 official capacity as President of the United States.’’.
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Ok, well then, was Bill Clinton not guilty of a crime of perjury for actions done the Oval Office while president?