Key facts
- House defense lawmakers voted to restore non-Confederate names in their version of the Pentagon policy bill.
- Senator Roger Wicker is considering a nuanced approach to the renaming of military installations.
House defense lawmakers have again voted to restore non-Confederate names for military installations, a move that has prompted Senator Roger Wicker to consider a more nuanced solution to the renaming debate. The House's version of the annual Pentagon policy bill includes provisions that would maintain the current, non-Confederate names of bases, contrasting with previous efforts to rename installations with ties to the Confederacy.