What does HR10186 do?

The Hands Off Our Great Lakes Act is a direct legislative response to Executive Order 14422, issued on August 27, 2026, which sought to rename Lake Ontario as 'Lake America' under the stated rationale of honoring American history. The bill pursues three interconnected objectives: permanently prohibiting the renaming of any of the five Great Lakes, blocking federal officials from implementing the executive order or any substantially similar directive, and formally nullifying Executive Order 14422 itself. The legislation reflects a congressional assertion of authority over geographic naming conventions for nationally significant natural landmarks and represents a direct check on executive power in this domain. The bill draws broad bipartisan geographic support from legislators representing Great Lakes states and reflects the strong regional and cultural identity tied to the established names of these bodies of water.

Who sponsored HR10186?

Debbie Dingell, Timothy Kennedy, Joseph Morelle, Jared Huffman, Shri Thanedar, Seth Moulton, George Latimer, Rashida Tlaib, Kevin Mullin, Yassamin Ansari, Mary Gay Scanlon, Sylvia Garcia, Jim Costa, Adelita Grijalva, Dina Titus, Melanie Stansbury, Hillary Scholten, Shontel Brown, Mark Pocan, Bill Foster, John Mannion, Danny Davis, Betty McCollum, Jesus Garcia, Raja Krishnamoorthi, James McGovern, Janice Schakowsky, Mike Quigley

What is the status of HR10186?

Introduced as of August 31, 2026.

What does HR10186 do?

The Hands Off Our Great Lakes Act is a direct legislative response to Executive Order 14422, issued on August 27, 2026, which sought to rename Lake Ontario as 'Lake America' under the stated rationale of honoring American history. The bill pursues three interconnected objectives: permanently prohibiting the renaming of any of the five Great Lakes, blocking federal officials from implementing the executive order or any substantially similar directive, and formally nullifying Executive Order 14422 itself. The legislation reflects a congressional assertion of authority over geographic naming conventions for nationally significant natural landmarks and represents a direct check on executive power in this domain. The bill draws broad bipartisan geographic support from legislators representing Great Lakes states and reflects the strong regional and cultural identity tied to the established names of these bodies of water.

Who sponsored HR10186?

Debbie Dingell, Timothy Kennedy, Joseph Morelle, Jared Huffman, Shri Thanedar, Seth Moulton, George Latimer, Rashida Tlaib, Kevin Mullin, Yassamin Ansari, Mary Gay Scanlon, Sylvia Garcia, Jim Costa, Adelita Grijalva, Dina Titus, Melanie Stansbury, Hillary Scholten, Shontel Brown, Mark Pocan, Bill Foster, John Mannion, Danny Davis, Betty McCollum, Jesus Garcia, Raja Krishnamoorthi, James McGovern, Janice Schakowsky, Mike Quigley

What is the status of HR10186?

Introduced as of August 31, 2026.

HR10186 U.S. House: Hands Off Our Great Lakes Act

Introduced

Introduced in House · September 1, 2026

August 31, 2026

Mrs. Dingell (for herself, Mr. Kennedy of New York, Mr. Morelle, Mr. Huffman, Mr. Thanedar, Mr. Moulton, Mr. Latimer, Ms. Tlaib, Mr. Mullin, Ms. Ansari, Ms. Scanlon, Ms. Garcia of Texas, Mr. Costa, Mrs. Grijalva, Ms. Titus, Ms. Stansbury, Ms. Scholten, Ms. Brown, Mr. Pocan, Mr. Foster, Mr. Mannion, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Ms. McCollum, and Mr. García of Illinois) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources

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”.

Introduced

Introduced in House · September 1, 2026

August 31, 2026

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”.

Introduced

Introduced in House · September 1, 2026

August 31, 2026

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”.

Introduced

Introduced in House · September 1, 2026

August 31, 2026

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”.

H.R.10186

H.R.10186

H.R.10186

H.R.10186