Charlie Kirk Freedom of Speech Plaza Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6578 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 6578

    To designate the area of 16th Street Northwest between H Street 
  Northwest and K Street Northwest in the District of Columbia as the 
   ``Charlie Kirk Freedom of Speech Plaza'', and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           December 10, 2025

   Ms. Mace (for herself, Mr. Steube, and Mrs. Luna) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and 
                           Government Reform

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                                 A BILL


 
    To designate the area of 16th Street Northwest between H Street 
  Northwest and K Street Northwest in the District of Columbia as the 
   ``Charlie Kirk Freedom of Speech Plaza'', and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Charlie Kirk Freedom of Speech Plaza 
Act''.

SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF CHARLIE KIRK FREEDOM OF SPEECH PLAZA.

    (a) Designation of Plaza.--
            (1) In general.--The area of 16th Street Northwest between 
        H Street Northwest and K Street Northwest in the District of 
        Columbia (formerly symbolically designated as ``Black Lives 
        Matter Plaza'' under the Black Lives Matter Plaza Designation 
        Act of 2020 (sec. 9-204.01 note, DC Official Code)), shall be 
        known and designated as ``Charlie Kirk Freedom of Speech 
        Plaza''.
            (2) References.--Any reference in a law, map, regulation, 
        document, paper, or other record of the United States to the 
        area referred to in paragraph (1) shall be deemed to be a 
        reference to ``Charlie Kirk Freedom of Speech Plaza''.
    (b) Signs.--
            (1) Construction.--The District of Columbia shall construct 
        not less than 2 street signs that shall--
                    (A) contain the phrase ``Charlie Kirk Freedom of 
                Speech Plaza''; and
                    (B) be similar in design to the signs used by the 
                District of Columbia to designate the location of Metro 
                stations.
            (2) Placement.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, the District of Columbia shall place 
        the signs constructed under paragraph (1) above existing signs 
        at the intersection of 16th Street Northwest and H Street 
        Northwest and the intersection of 16th Street Northwest and K 
        Street Northwest.
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