3.0.0 8455 2023-01-11T13:44:52Z 2023-01-11T13:44:52Z House HR 2020-09-30 116 [Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 170 (Wednesday, September 30, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. HAALAND:H.R. 8455.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article II, Section 8[Page H5106]]]> hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing Referred to 2020-09-30T13:03:10Z 2020-09-30 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2020-09-30 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2020-09-30 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress H001080 Rep. Haaland, Debra A. [D-NM-1] Debra Haaland D NM A. 1 N G000553 Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] Al Green D TX 9 2020-09-30 True B001300 Rep. Barragan, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] Nanette Barragan D CA Diaz 44 2020-09-30 True E000297 Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] Adriano Espaillat D NY 13 2020-09-30 True D000096 Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] DANNY DAVIS D IL K. 7 2020-09-30 True T000481 Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-13] Rashida Tlaib D MI 13 2020-09-30 True G000574 Rep. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ-7] Ruben Gallego D AZ 7 2020-09-30 True B000574 Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] EARL BLUMENAUER D OR 3 2020-09-30 True L000582 Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-33] Ted Lieu D CA 33 2020-09-30 True E000296 Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] Dwight Evans D PA 3 2020-09-30 True L000551 Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13] BARBARA LEE D CA 13 2020-09-30 True N000179 Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32] GRACE NAPOLITANO D CA F. 32 2020-09-30 True J000298 Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] Pramila Jayapal D WA 7 2020-09-30 True C001061 Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] Emanuel Cleaver D MO 5 2020-10-02 False N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] ELEANOR NORTON D DC HOLMES 0 2020-11-16 False E000299 Rep. Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16] Veronica Escobar D TX 16 2020-11-30 False Public Lands and Natural Resources Advisory bodies Forests, forestry, trees General Native American affairs matters Geography and mapping Parks, recreation areas, trails Racial and ethnic relations Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats Public Lands and Natural Resources 00 2020-09-30 Introduced in House 2022-04-27T18:54:39Z 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 on renaming geographic features with offensive place names. Generally, an offensive place name is a place name or land unit that recognizes an individual who held racially repugnant views, contains a racial or sexist slur, or is derogatory or otherwise offensive.

The board shall accept or reject a recommendation by the committee to rename a geographic feature with an offensive place name within three years of the date on which it receives the recommendation.

The board shall approve a recommendation of the committee unless it 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 rename a geographic feature if the board accepts a recommendation by the committee to rename it.

]]> Reconciliation in Place Names Act Display Title Reconciliation in Place Names Act Short Title(s) as Introduced Reconciliation in Place Names Act Introduced in House IH Official Title as Introduced To create a process by which the Board on Geographic Names shall review and revise offensive names of Federal land units, to create an advisory committee to recommend Federal land unit names to be reviewed by the Board, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2020-09-30T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr8455ih/xml/BILLS-116hr8455ih.xml 2020-09-30 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.