3.0.0 4454 2023-03-09T17:47:08Z 2023-09-05T17:28:05Z House HR 2021-07-16 117 [Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 125 (Friday, July 16, 2021)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. GREEN of Texas:H.R. 4454.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article II, Section 8[Page H3633]]]> hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing hsii10 Federal Lands Subcommittee Hearings by 2021-10-14T21:53:41Z Referred to 2021-07-26T14:49:55Z hsii24 Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee Referred to 2021-07-26T14:46:37Z Referred to 2021-07-16T13:04:25Z Reconciliation in Place Names Act 117 2400 S 2021-07-20 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Identical bill CRS 2021-10-14 hsii10 Federal Lands Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee Hearings Held. Committee 2021-07-26 hsii10 Federal Lands Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands. Committee 2021-07-26 hsii24 Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States. Committee 2021-07-16 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2021-07-16 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2021-07-16 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress G000553 Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] Al Green D TX 9 N E000299 Rep. Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16] Veronica Escobar D TX 16 2021-07-16 True B001300 Rep. Barragan, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] Nanette Barragan D CA Diaz 44 2021-07-16 True N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] ELEANOR NORTON D DC HOLMES 0 2021-07-16 True B000574 Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] EARL BLUMENAUER D OR 3 2021-07-16 True S001200 Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] Darren Soto D FL 9 2021-07-16 True E000296 Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] Dwight Evans D PA 3 2021-07-16 True D000096 Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] DANNY DAVIS D IL K. 7 2021-07-16 True T000193 Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] BENNIE THOMPSON D MS 2 2021-07-16 True G000574 Rep. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ-7] Ruben Gallego D AZ 7 2021-07-16 True G000551 Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-3] Raúl Grijalva D AZ M. 3 2021-07-16 True J000298 Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] Pramila Jayapal D WA 7 2021-07-16 True C001061 Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] Emanuel Cleaver D MO 5 2021-07-16 True C001072 Rep. Carson, Andre [D-IN-7] Andre Carson D IN 7 2021-07-16 True N000179 Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32] GRACE NAPOLITANO D CA F. 32 2021-07-16 True B001224 Rep. Bush, Cori [D-MO-1] Cori Bush D MO 1 2021-07-16 True B001270 Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37] Karen Bass D CA 37 2021-07-16 True T000481 Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-13] Rashida Tlaib D MI 13 2021-07-16 True L000582 Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-33] Ted Lieu D CA 33 2021-07-16 True P000607 Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] Mark Pocan D WI 2 2021-07-16 True C001084 Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] David Cicilline D RI N. 1 2021-07-16 True W000788 Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5] Nikema Williams D GA 5 2021-07-16 True K000396 Rep. Kahele, Kaiali'i [D-HI-2] Kaiali'i Kahele D HI 2 2021-07-16 True L000551 Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13] BARBARA LEE D CA 13 2021-07-16 True S001145 Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] JANICE SCHAKOWSKY D IL D. 9 2021-07-16 True E000297 Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] Adriano Espaillat D NY 13 2021-07-16 True G000586 Rep. Garcia, Jesus G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] Jesus Garcia D IL G. 4 2021-07-20 False K000389 Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] Ro Khanna D CA 17 2021-07-20 False S001218 Rep. Stansbury, Melanie Ann [D-NM-1] Melanie Stansbury D NM Ann 1 2021-10-05 False B001223 Rep. Bowman, Jamaal [D-NY-16] Jamaal Bowman D NY 16 2021-11-04 False H001068 Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] Jared Huffman D CA 2 2022-02-07 False Public Lands and Natural Resources Advisory bodies Department of the Interior Executive agency funding and structure Federal-Indian relations Forests, forestry, trees Geography and mapping Land use and conservation Parks, recreation areas, trails Racial and ethnic relations Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination U.S. history Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats Public Lands and Natural Resources 00 2021-07-16 Introduced in House 2021-07-29T21:28:14Z 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.

]]> Reconciliation in Place Names Act Official Title as Introduced To establish a process for the Board on Geographic Names to 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 Display Title Reconciliation in Place Names Act Short Title(s) as Introduced Reconciliation in Place Names Act Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2021-07-16T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117hr4454ih/xml/BILLS-117hr4454ih.xml 2021-10-14 Subcommittee Hearings Held. 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.