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This bill would rename the U.S. Army military installation in Fayetteville, North Carolina, as Fort Bragg. After the bill becomes law, any federal law, rule, map, record, or other government document that refers to that installation would be treated as referring to Fort Bragg.
- The change applies to the Army installation located in Fayetteville, North Carolina.
- The new name would take effect once the bill is enacted.
- All official U.S. government references to the installation would be updated to match the new name.
Official Summaries
This bill provides statutory authority for the designation of the military installation under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Army in Fayetteville, North Carolina, as Fort Bragg.
The installation was originally designated as Fort Bragg for Confederate general Braxton Bragg, and was changed to Fort Liberty in 2023. On February 10, 2025, the Department of Defense issued a memorandum to rename it to Fort Bragg, in honor of Army PFC Roland Bragg, who served during World War II.
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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1214 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1214
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.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 11, 2025
Mr. Self introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Armed Services
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A BILL
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.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. NAME OF MILITARY INSTALLATION UNDER JURISDICTION OF
SECRETARY OF THE ARMY LOCATED IN FAYETTEVILLE, NORTH
CAROLINA.
(a) In General.--The military installation under the jurisdiction
of the Secretary of the Army located in Fayetteville, North Carolina,
shall after the date of the enactment of this Act be known and
designated as ``Fort Bragg''. Any reference to such military
installation in any law, regulation, map, document, record, or other
paper of the United States shall be considered to be a reference to
Fort Bragg.
(b) Military Installation Defined.--In this section, the term
``military installation'' has the meaning given such term in section
2801 of title 10, United States Code.
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