# 116-hr-8455: Reconciliation in Place Names Act

116-hr-8455, Reconciliation in Place Names Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Haaland, Debra A. [D-NM-1] (D-NM); status Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-8455
- Congress: 116
- Title: Reconciliation in Place Names Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
- Introduced: 2020-09-30
- Sponsor: Rep. Haaland, Debra A. [D-NM-1] (D-NM)
- Cosponsors: 15
- Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

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 on renaming geographic features with offensive place names. Generally, an offensive place name is a place name or land unit that recognizes an individual who held racially repugnant views, contains a racial or sexist slur, or is derogatory or otherwise offensive. The board shall accept or reject a recommendation by the committee to rename a geographic feature with an offensive place name within three years of the date on which it receives the recommendation. The board shall approve a recommendation of the committee unless it determines that (1) there is a compelling reason and substantial public interest in rejecting the recommendation; or (2) approving the recommendation would violate federal law. The board shall rename a geographic feature if the board accepts a recommendation by the committee to rename it.

## Cosponsors (15)

- Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] (D-TX), 2020-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] (D-CA), 2020-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] (D-NY), 2020-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] (D-IL), 2020-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2020-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ] (D-AZ), 2020-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] (D-OR), 2020-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA), 2020-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] (D-PA), 2020-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2020-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2020-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA), 2020-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] (D-MO), 2020-10-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2020-11-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16] (D-TX), 2020-11-30T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-8270: I am Vanessa Guillén Act of 2020
- 116-hr-8015: Delivering for America Act
- 116-hr-7120: George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020
- 116-hr-4104: Negro Leagues Baseball Centennial Commemorative Coin Act
- 116-hr-2474: Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2019
- 116-hr-2420: National Museum of the American Latino Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-8455 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8455)

## Related
- [116-hr-8270: I am Vanessa Guillén Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8270)
- [116-hr-8015: Delivering for America Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8015)
- [116-hr-7120: George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7120)
- [116-hr-4104: Negro Leagues Baseball Centennial Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-4104)
- [116-hr-2474: Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2019](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2474)
- [116-hr-2420: National Museum of the American Latino Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2420)
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