# What This Resolution Actually Does

This is a resolution from the House of Representatives asking the Senate to rename a major building on Capitol Hill. Specifically, it's calling for the removal of Richard B. Russell's name from the Russell Senate Office Building, one of the three main office buildings where senators work. The building would go back to being called the Old Senate Office Building until the Senate decides on a new name for it.

The resolution is essentially a formal statement of disapproval toward Russell and what he stood for. The document lays out Russell's history of opposing civil rights—including his role in blocking an anti-lynching bill in 1935, his public statements supporting white supremacy in the 1930s, his involvement in drafting the Southern Manifesto that opposed school desegregation in 1956, and his proposal in 1964 to forcibly relocate Black Americans between states. The House is saying that honoring someone with this record contradicts American values and conflicts with a 2017 law that rejected white nationalism and white supremacy.

For everyday people, this doesn't have immediate practical consequences—it's not a law that changes taxes, healthcare, or how government services work. However, it does matter symbolically. Federal buildings and monuments send messages about who we honor and what we value as a nation. If passed by the Senate, this would mean removing Russell's name from a prominent building where the public and lawmakers conduct business. It's part of a broader national conversation about whether historical figures with racist legacies should continue to have their names on public buildings and monuments. The actual impact depends on whether the Senate agrees to make the change.

Calling on the Senate to remove the name of Richard B. Russell from the Russell Senate Office Building.

Green, Al

 <p>This resolution calls on the Senate to remove the name of Richard B. Russell from the Russell Senate Office Building and revert to the building's original name&#8212;the Old Senate Office Building.</p>