# 119-hr-10196: Lake America Act

119-hr-10196, Lake America Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Patronis, Jimmy [R-FL-1] (R-FL); status introduced (as of 2026-09-18).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10196
- As of: 2026-09-18
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-10196
- Congress: 119
- Title: Lake America Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-08-31
- Sponsor: Rep. Patronis, Jimmy [R-FL-1] (R-FL)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-18

## Summary

This bill would **rename Lake Ontario to Lake America**. It directs the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Board on Geographic Names, to ensure federal laws, maps, regulations, and documents use the new name and requires the head of each federal agency to update their materials within 180 days after enactment.

## Related bills

- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-3132: CHOICE for Veterans Act of 2025
- 119-hr-9229: Seaport Security Act of 2026
- 119-hr-9298: Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts Act
- 119-hr-2395: SHORT Act
- 119-hr-3228: Constitutional Hearing Protection Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-10196 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10196)

## Related
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-3132: CHOICE for Veterans Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3132)
- [119-hr-9229: Seaport Security Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9229)
- [119-hr-9298: Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9298)
- [119-hr-2395: SHORT Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2395)
- [119-hr-3228: Constitutional Hearing Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3228)
- [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10196 (as of 2026-09-18).