# 117-hr-457: Correcting Hurtful and Alienating Names in Government Expression (CHANGE) Act

117-hr-457, Correcting Hurtful and Alienating Names in Government Expression (CHANGE) Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20] (D-TX); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship. (as of 2026-10-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-457
- Congress: 117
- Title: Correcting Hurtful and Alienating Names in Government Expression (CHANGE) Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
- Introduced: 2021-01-25
- Sponsor: Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20] (D-TX)
- Cosponsors: 13
- Policy area: Immigration
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-15

## Summary

Correcting Hurtful and Alienating Names in Government Expression (CHANGE) Act

## Cosponsors (13)

- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2021-01-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] (D-CA), 2021-01-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] (D-FL), 2021-01-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29] (D-TX), 2021-01-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] (D-IL), 2021-01-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40] (D-CA), 2021-01-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52] (D-CA), 2021-01-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Aguilar, Pete [D-CA-33] (D-CA), 2021-01-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Trahan, Lori [D-MA-3] (D-MA), 2021-01-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16] (D-TX), 2021-01-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ] (D-AZ), 2021-01-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29] (D-CA), 2021-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crow, Jason [D-CO-6] (D-CO), 2022-10-14T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hr-457 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/457)

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- [117-hres-1353: Recognizing Hispanic Heritage Month and celebrating the heritage and culture of…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hres-1353)
- [117-hr-6860: Latonya Reeves Freedom Act of 2022](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-6860)
- [117-hres-891: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the article of amendm…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hres-891)
- [117-hr-6117: PrEP Access and Coverage Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-6117)
- [117-hr-6015: Benjamin Berell Ferencz Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-6015)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-457 (as of 2026-10-15).