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Reconciliation in Place Names Act

Introduced: July 20, 2021 Introduced by: Warren, Elizabeth Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Jul 20, 2021
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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 July 20, 2021

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 4454 Identical bill Reconciliation in Place Names Act
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 8
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Heinrich, Martin
New Mexico · Jan 19, 2022
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Oct 20, 2021
 D
Booker, Cory A.
New Jersey · Jul 20, 2021
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Duckworth, Tammy
Illinois · Jul 20, 2021
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Jul 20, 2021
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Padilla, Alex
California · Jul 20, 2021
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Smith, Tina
Minnesota · Jul 20, 2021
 D
Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Jul 20, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2400: Reconciliation in Place Names Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-2400/
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"S. 2400: Reconciliation in Place Names Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-2400/.
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S. 2400, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-2400/.
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