Reconciliation in Place Names Act

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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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• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 20 July 2021

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  Introduced in Senate · EN · 20 July 2021

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 20 July 2021

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