Hands Off Our Great Lakes Act
The Hands Off Our Great Lakes Act prohibits the President and federal officials from changing the official names of Lake Superior, Lake Michigan, Lake Huron, Lake Erie, and Lake Ontario. It specifically nullifies Executive Order 14422, which sought to rename Lake Ontario as Lake America, and bars any similar future executive actions. The bill also forbids the use of federal funds to implement these renaming measures or any substantially similar directives.
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Introduced Sep 14, 2026
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Sep 14, 2026
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
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Sep 14, 2026
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Kirsten E. Gillibrand
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