Reconciliation in Place Names Act
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.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jul 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Jul 16, 2021
Last action Oct 14, 2021
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
5
Key actions
1
Committee
4
Oct 14, 2021
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
lower
Jul 26, 2021
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
lower
Jul 26, 2021
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.
lower
Jul 16, 2021
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
lower
Jul 16, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 30 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Al Green
DDemocratic
Co
Adriano Espaillat
DDemocratic
Co
André Carson
DDemocratic
Co
Barbara Lee
DDemocratic
Co
Bennie G. Thompson
DDemocratic
Co
Cori Bush
DDemocratic
Co
Danny K. Davis
DDemocratic
Co
Darren Soto
DDemocratic
Co
David N. Cicilline
DDemocratic
Co
Dwight Evans
DDemocratic
Co
Earl Blumenauer
DDemocratic
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