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Reconciliation in Place Names Act

Introduced: July 16, 2021 Introduced by: Green, Al Democratic · Texas See on congress.gov
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To President
Became law
Oct 14, 2021
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Jul 26, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
Jul 26, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.
Jul 16, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Jul 16, 2021
Introduced in House
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Reconciliation in Place Names Act

This bill directs the Department of the Interior to establish the Advisory Committee on Reconciliation in Place Names to advise the Board on Geographic Names with regard to renaming geographic features with offensive place names.

The board shall rename a geographic feature with an offensive name in accordance with a recommendation of the committee unless the board determines that (1) there is a compelling reason and substantial public interest in rejecting the recommendation, or (2) approving the recommendation would violate federal law. The board shall accept or reject a recommendation within three years of receiving the recommendation.

What's happening now October 14, 2021

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

 Related & companion bills 1
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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 25
All 25 Democratic 21
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Huffman, Jared
California · Feb 7, 2022
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Stansbury, Melanie A.
New Mexico · Oct 5, 2021
 D
García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
Illinois · Jul 20, 2021
 D
Khanna, Ro
California · Jul 20, 2021
 D
Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · Jul 16, 2021
Bass, Karen
· Jul 16, 2021
Bush, Cori
· Jul 16, 2021
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Jul 16, 2021
Cicilline, David
· Jul 16, 2021
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Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Jul 16, 2021
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Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Jul 16, 2021
 D
Escobar, Veronica
Texas · Jul 16, 2021
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Espaillat, Adriano
New York · Jul 16, 2021
 D
Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · Jul 16, 2021
 D
Gallego, Ruben
Arizona · Jul 16, 2021
 D
Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Jul 16, 2021
Kahele, Kaiali'i
· Jul 16, 2021
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Lieu, Ted
California · Jul 16, 2021
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jul 16, 2021
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Jul 16, 2021
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jul 16, 2021
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Soto, Darren
Florida · Jul 16, 2021
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Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Jul 16, 2021
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Tlaib, Rashida
Michigan · Jul 16, 2021
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Williams, Nikema
Georgia · Jul 16, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4454: Reconciliation in Place Names Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4454/
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"H.R. 4454: Reconciliation in Place Names Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4454/.
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H.R. 4454, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4454/.
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