119 S5394 IS: Hands Off Our Great Lakes Act U.S. Senate 2026-09-14 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.

II119th CONGRESS2d SessionS. 5394IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESSeptember 14, 2026Mrs. Gillibrand introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public WorksA BILLTo prohibit the renaming of the Great Lakes, and for other purposes.

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Short title

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

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Prohibition of the renaming of the Great Lakes

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, redesignate, 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.(5)Lake Ontario.

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Nullification of Executive Order 14422

(a)

In general

Executive Order 14422 entitled Honoring the American History of the Great Lakes and Renaming Lake Ontario as Lake America and 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 may not issue, implement, administer, or enforce any Executive order, memorandum, proclamation, or other action issued for the purpose of carrying out—(1)the Executive order described in subsection (a); or(2)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—(1)the Executive order described in subsection (a); or(2)any substantially similar Executive order or action.