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H.R. 4454 (117th)

Reconciliation in Place Names Act

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Introduced

16 July 2021

Last action

14 October 2021 · Committee

Status

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

Sponsors

Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9], Rep. Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16], Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3], Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9], Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3], Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7], Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2], Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ], Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7], Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7], Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5], Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7], Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32], Rep. Bush, Cori [D-MO-1], Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37], Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12], Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36], Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2], Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1], Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5], Kaiali'i Kahele, Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12], Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9], Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13], Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4], Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17], Rep. Stansbury, Melanie A. [D-NM-1], Rep. Bowman, Jamaal [D-NY-16], Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2]

Subjects

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Source updated

5 December 2025

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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.

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Timeline

  1. 16 July 2021

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 16 July 2021

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 16 July 2021

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 26 July 2021

    Referred

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

    Source: Committee

  5. 14 October 2021

    Committee

    Subcommittee Hearings Held.

    Source: Committee

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