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H.R. 2843 119th Congress House

Reconciliation in Place Names Act

Official title: To establish a process for the Board on Geographic Names to review and revise offensive place names, to create an advisory committee to recommend offensive pla… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To establish a process for the Board on Geographic Names to review and revise offensive place names, to create an advisory committee to recommend offensive place names to be reviewed by the Board, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 10, 2025 Introduced by: Al Green Democratic · Texas See on congress.gov
Public Lands and Natural Resources
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Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Apr 10, 2025
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Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 2894 Identical bill Reconciliation in Place Names Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Lobbying activity 5

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

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 Cosponsors 18
All 18 Democratic 18
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Jacobs, Sara
California · Oct 3, 2025
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · Sep 15, 2025
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Kamlager-Dove, Sydney
California · Apr 17, 2025
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Ansari, Yassamin
Arizona · Apr 10, 2025
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Carson, André
Indiana · Apr 10, 2025
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Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · Apr 10, 2025
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Huffman, Jared
California · Apr 10, 2025
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Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Apr 10, 2025
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Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Apr 10, 2025
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Kelly, Robin L.
Illinois · Apr 10, 2025
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McIver, LaMonica
New Jersey · Apr 10, 2025
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Apr 10, 2025
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Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Apr 10, 2025
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Stansbury, Melanie A.
New Mexico · Apr 10, 2025
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Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Apr 10, 2025
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Tlaib, Rashida
Michigan · Apr 10, 2025
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Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Apr 10, 2025
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Williams, Nikema
Georgia · Apr 10, 2025
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2843: Reconciliation in Place Names Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-2843/
MLA
"H.R. 2843: Reconciliation in Place Names Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-2843/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 2843, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-2843/.
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[H.R. 2843: Reconciliation in Place Names Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-2843/)
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