Down East Remembrance Act
HR 2217, the Down East Remembrance Act, designates six specific creeks in North Carolina with new names honoring individuals, using precise geographic coordinates for each location. The bill updates all official federal references (including maps, laws, and documents) to these creeks to reflect their new names. This is a commemorative measure with no policy changes, directly affecting only the designated geographic areas and federal records referencing them.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Mar 18, 2025
Last action Mar 18, 2025
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Committee
1
Mar 18, 2025
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
lower
Mar 18, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 14 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Gregory F. Murphy
RRepublican
Co
Addison P. McDowell
RRepublican
Co
Alma S. Adams
DDemocratic
Co
Brad Knott
RRepublican
Co
Chuck Edwards
RRepublican
Co
Cliff Bentz
RRepublican
Co
David Rouzer
RRepublican
Co
Deborah K. Ross
DDemocratic
Co
Donald G. Davis
DDemocratic
Co
Mark Harris
RRepublican
Co
Pat Harrigan
RRepublican
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