H.R. 4454 · 117th Congress · House

Reconciliation in Place Names Act

Active· Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Introduced
Jul 16, 21
Passed House
Pending
Passed Senate
Pending
Sent to President
Pending
Signed into Law
Pending

Executive 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.

Action Timeline

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  1. OCT 14, 2021Committee

    Subcommittee Hearings Held.

  2. JUL 26, 2021Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.

  3. JUL 26, 2021Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.

  4. JUL 16, 2021IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  5. JUL 16, 2021IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  6. JUL 16, 2021IntroReferral

    Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

Committees

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Federal Lands Subcommittee

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Referred: Oct 14, 2021

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Federal Lands Subcommittee

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Referred: Jul 26, 2021

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Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee

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Referred: Jul 26, 2021

Active

Natural Resources Committee

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Referred: Jul 16, 2021

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