2025-2026 Regular Session • US Congress Legislature
HB2843: Reconciliation in Place Names Act
Legislative Summary
To establish a process for the Board on Geographic Names to review and revise offensive place names, to create an advisory committee to recommend offensive place names to be reviewed by the Board, and for other purposes.
Bill History
4/10/2025
Introduced in House
House of Representatives
4/10/2025
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
House of Representatives
Status Information
Current Status
Introduced(4/10/2025)
Chamber
House of Representatives
Committee
Natural Resources(House of Representatives)
Sponsors
Democrat: 17
Primary Sponsor
Al Green
Democrat
Co-Sponsors (16)
Yassamin Ansari
Democrat
Andre Carson
Democrat
Dwight Evans
Democrat
Jared Huffman
Democrat
Pramila Jayapal
Democrat
Henry Johnson
Democrat
Robin Kelly
Democrat
LaMonica McIver
Democrat
Eleanor Norton
Democrat
Mike Quigley
Democrat
Melanie Stansbury
Democrat
Bennie Thompson
Democrat
Rashida Tlaib
Democrat
Bonnie Coleman
Democrat
Nikema Williams
Democrat
Sydney Kamlager-Dove
Democrat