HR 4454 United States House · 117th Congress

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
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Introduced Jul 16, 2021 Last action Oct 14, 2021
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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

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