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H.R. 10186

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To prohibit the renaming of the Great Lakes and for other purposes.
About This Bill
Committee
Latest Action · August 31, 2026
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Congress
119th (2025–2027)
Introduced
August 31, 2026
Cosponsors (30)
30D 0R
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The Hands Off Our Great Lakes Act would prohibit the President, the Secretary of the Interior, and other federal officials from renaming any of the five Great Lakes: Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie, and Ontario. The bill directly nullifies Executive Order 14422, which was issued on August 27, 2026, and renamed Lake Ontario as "Lake America," declaring that order to have no legal force or effect. The legislation also bans federal officials from issuing or implementing any similar executive orders or actions aimed at renaming the Great Lakes. Additionally, the bill prohibits the use of any federal funds to carry out or enforce the renaming order or any substantially similar action. The bill affects federal government officials and agencies that might otherwise have authority to change official geographic names of these interstate waterways.

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