H.R.4454: Reconciliation in Place Names Act

About This Bill

  • Introduced July 16, 2021
  • Latest Major Action Oct. 14, 2021

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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...

(Source: Library of Congress)

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There is one statement associated with H.R.4454.

Bill Actions

Date Description
Oct. 14, 2021
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
July 26, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
July 26, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.
July 16, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
July 16, 2021

Introduced in the House by Al Green (D-Texas)

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