HR 4454
117th Congress
House
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Advisory bodies
Department of the Interior
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal-Indian relations
Forests, forestry, trees
Geography and mapping
Land use and conservation
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Racial and ethnic relations
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
U.S. history
Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats
Reconciliation in Place Names Act
Everywhere this bill has been
5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
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
Plain-English summary
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.
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Subcommittee Hearings Held.
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