This bill would eliminate the Board on Geographic Names, a federal agency established in 1947 that standardizes and approves geographic place names across the United States. The legislation would abolish the board entirely and repeal the 1947 law that created it, transferring any remaining geographic naming authority directly to the Secretary of the Interior. The bill affects how the federal government handles decisions about official place names, removing the independent board structure that currently coordinates geographic naming policy across federal agencies. There is no specific funding mentioned in the legislation since it is a repeal rather than a new spending measure. The bill was introduced in February 2024 and referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
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