To require the name of military installation under jurisdiction of Secretary of the Army located in Fayetteville, North Carolina, to be known and designated as Fort Bragg, and for other purposes.
Summary
What This Bill Does
H.R. 1214 requires the military installation under the Secretary of the Army's jurisdiction in Fayetteville, North Carolina, to be known and designated as Fort Bragg after enactment. Congress.gov text also provides that every reference to that installation in any federal law, regulation, map, document, record, or other paper is considered a reference to Fort Bragg. The bill is narrow, but its effects are concrete: Army records, maps, signage, administrative systems, and public-facing materials would need to align with the statutory name.
Who Benefits and How
Supporters of the Fort Bragg name benefit because the designation is placed directly in federal statute. Fayetteville-area civic groups benefit from a nationally recognizable installation name being restored in federal references. Army public affairs offices benefit from a clear statutory name once the transition is complete. Members of Congress favoring the Fort Bragg designation benefit from a direct legislative vehicle.
Who Bears the Burden and How
The Department of the Army must update official references, records, maps, regulations, and documents. Installation administrators must manage signage, forms, public communications, and database changes. Federal taxpayers bear transition costs for changing official materials and systems. Opponents of the Fort Bragg name bear the burden of a statutory reversal of the prior naming approach.
Key Provisions
- Requires the Fayetteville Army installation to be known and designated as Fort Bragg.
- Provides that federal legal, regulatory, map, document, record, and paper references mean Fort Bragg.
- Defines military installation by cross-reference to title 10.
- Directs a concrete federal naming change rather than a symbolic statement alone.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Requires the Army installation in Fayetteville, North Carolina, to be known and designated as Fort Bragg and treats all federal references as references to Fort Bragg.
Key Policy Areas
Defense, Military Installations, Commemoration
Primary Purpose
Requires the Army installation in Fayetteville, North Carolina, to be known and designated as Fort Bragg and treats all federal references as references to Fort Bragg.
Policy Domains
Resolution provisions
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Supporters of the Fort Bragg name
- Fayetteville civic groups
- Army public affairs offices
- Members favoring Fort Bragg designation
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Department of the Army
- Installation administrators
- Federal taxpayers
- Opponents of the Fort Bragg name
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeMr. Self introduced the following bill; which was referred to …
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Introduced in House
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
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