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.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, 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., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting civil-rights stakeholders and affected communities. The main policy domain is Civil Rights, Environment, Government Operations.
Who Benefits and How
civil-rights stakeholders and affected communities may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, civil-rights stakeholders and affected communities may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section H8245DD3C27B44EE7BEBA67F56DA32C2B: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Reconciliation in Place Names Act.
- Section H2F1B6ED738EF49E9895E131897097C21: 2. Findings Congress finds that— the United States contains geographic features named— with derogatory terms that include racial and sexual slurs and...
- Section HDAEC9945DC174CE0B36080448AE5696F: 3. Definitions In this Act: The term Board means the Board on Geographic Names established by section 2 of the Act of July 25, 1947 (43 U.S.C. 364a). The term...
- Section HA2BEF16AA7B14C97B2D2D37F8E900211: 4. Advisory committee Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish an advisory committee, to be known as the...
- Section H5AD4A236BB0644D0B96EF71704E86E11: 5. Board review Not later than 3 years after the date on which the Board receives a proposal under section 4(e)(4), the Board shall accept or reject the...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, 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., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting civil-rights stakeholders and affected communities.
Key Policy Areas
Civil Rights, Environment, Government Operations
Primary Purpose
This bill, 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., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting civil-rights stakeholders and affected communities.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- civil-rights stakeholders and affected communities
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- civil-rights stakeholders and affected communities
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Green of Texas (for himself, Ms. Ansari, Mr. Carson, …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_secretary"
- → The Secretary identified in the operative section
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
a domestic geographic place name or Federal land unit name that— recognizes an individual who— held racially repugnant views
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