119 HR 10186 IH: Hands Off Our Great Lakes Act U.S. House of Representatives 2026-08-31 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.

I119th CONGRESS2d SessionH. R. 10186IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESAugust 31, 2026Mrs. Dingell (for herself, Mr. Kennedy of New York, Mr. Morelle, Mr. Huffman, Mr. Thanedar, Mr. Moulton, Mr. Latimer, Ms. Tlaib, Mr. Mullin, Ms. Ansari, Ms. Scanlon, Ms. Garcia of Texas, Mr. Costa, Mrs. Grijalva, Ms. Titus, Ms. Stansbury, Ms. Scholten, Ms. Brown, Mr. Pocan, Mr. Foster, Mr. Mannion, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Ms. McCollum, and Mr. García of Illinois) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural ResourcesA BILLTo prohibit the renaming of the Great Lakes and for other purposes.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Hands Off Our Great Lakes Act.

2.

Prohibit the renaming of the great lakes

(a)

In general

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the President, the Secretary of the Interior, and any officer or employee of the Federal Government acting under the authority of the President may not alter, change, redesignating, or otherwise rename the official geographic name of any of the following Great Lakes: (1)Lake Superior; (2)Lake Michigan; (3)Lake Huron; (4)Lake Erie; or (5)Lake Ontario.

3.

Nullification of executive order 14422

(a)

In general

Executive Order 14422, Honoring the American History of the Great Lakes and Renaming Lake Ontario as Lake America, issued on August 27, 2026, shall have no force or effect. (b)

Prohibition on implementation

The President, the Secretary of the Interior, and any officer or employee of the Federal Government shall not issue, implement, administer, or enforce any Executive order, memorandum, proclamation, or other action issued for the purpose of carrying out Executive Order 14422 or any substantially similar Executive order or action. (c)

Prohibition on use of Federal funds

No Federal funds may be used, obligated, or expended to implement, administer, or otherwise give effect to Executive Order 14422 or any substantially similar Executive order or action.