119 HR 9779 IH: Hands Off Our Boca Chica Beach Act of 2026 U.S. House of Representatives 2026-07-20 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. 9779IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESJuly 20, 2026Mr. Vicente Gonzalez of Texas introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural ResourcesA BILLTo designate Boca Chica Beach located in Cameron County, Texas, as Boca Chica Beach, and for other purposes.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Hands Off Our Boca Chica Beach Act of 2026.

2.

Boca Chica Beach

(a)

In general

Boca Chica Beach located in Cameron County, Texas, shall be known and designated as Boca Chica Beach. (b)

References

Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to Boca Chica Beach located in Cameron County, Texas, shall be deemed to be a reference to Boca Chica Beach.

3.

Notification of Members of Congress of certain geographic name proposals

(a)

In general

When the Domestic Names Committee receives a proposal for a geographic name, the Domestic Names Committee shall notify each Member of Congress that represents an area affected by such proposal of such proposal when the Domestic Names Committee solicits input in accordance with the Principles, Policies, and Procedures document with respect to such proposal. (b)

Definitions

In this section: (1)

Board on Geographic Names

The term Board on Geographic Names means the Board on Geographic Names established by section 2 of the Act of July 25, 1947 (43 U.S.C. 364a). (2)

Domestic Names Committee

The term Domestic Names Committee means the Domestic Names Committee of the Board on Geographic Names. (3)

Principles, Policies, and Procedures document

The term Principles, Policies, and Procedures document means the document published by the Domestic Names Committee titled U.S. Board on Geographic Names Principles, Policies, and Procedures Domestic Geographic Names (version 2.3; December 2016).