A bill to prohibit the renaming of the Great Lakes, and for other purposes.

Kirsten E. Gillibrand

Democrat · NY · Senator

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No cosponsors on record. Bills can pass without cosponsors — this often means the sponsor introduced the bill alone, either because it's a messaging bill, a chairman's mark, or simply early in the legislative cycle.

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

2026-09-14

Source: Congress.gov

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 5394 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 5394 To prohibit the renaming of the Great Lakes, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 14, 2026 Mrs. Gillibrand introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To prohibit the renaming of the Great Lakes, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Hands Off Our Great Lakes Act''. SEC. 2. PROHIBITION OF THE RENAMING OF THE GREAT LAKES. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the President, the Secretary of the Interior, and any officer or employee of the Federal Government acting under the authority of the President may not alter, change, redesignate, or otherwise rename the official geographic name of any of the following Great Lakes: (1) Lake Superior. (2) Lake Michigan. (3) Lake Huron. (4) Lake Erie. (5) Lake Ontario. SEC. 3. NULLIFICATION OF EXECUTIVE ORDER 14422. (a) In General.--Executive Order 14422 entitled ``Honoring the American History of the Great Lakes and Renaming Lake Ontario as Lake America'' and issued on August 27, 2026, shall have no force or effect. (b) Prohibition on Implementation.--The President, the Secretary of the Interior, and any officer or employee of the Federal Government may not issue, implement, administer, or enforce any Executive order, memorandum, proclamation, or other action issued for the purpose of carrying out-- (1) the Executive order described in subsection (a); or (2) any substantially similar Executive order or action. (c) Prohibition on Use of Federal Funds.--No Federal funds may be used, obligated, or expended to implement, administer, or otherwise give effect to-- (1) the Executive order described in subsection (a); or (2) any substantially similar Executive order or action. <all>

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