Congress·In Committee·H.R. 10186

Hands Off Our Great Lakes Act

Great Lakes: Prohibiting Name Changes

Aug 31·View on Congress.gov·Read full text

Next up: A house committee

The Hands Off Our Great Lakes Act is currently in the House Committee on Natural Resources. It has not moved since August 31, 2026. The committee must review the bill before it can proceed to a vote.

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Unlikely to pass

This bill directly challenges a recent action by Trump, making it a partisan issue that is unlikely to pass a divided Congress or survive a veto.

Key Points

This bill prevents the federal government from changing the official names of Lake Superior, Lake Michigan, Lake Huron, Lake Erie, and Lake Ontario.
It specifically cancels a recent order from Trump that renamed Lake Ontario to Lake America, restoring the lake's original name.
The law would stop any federal agency from spending money to update maps, signs, or official records with new names for these bodies of water.
Lawmakers introduced this to protect the history and identity of the Great Lakes region after a sudden name change was announced in August 2026.

Impact Analysis

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Milestones

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Aug 31, 2026House

Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

Aug 31, 2026

Introduced in House

The bill was officially filed and given a number. It now enters the legislative queue.

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Source Information

Document Type

Congressional Bill

Official Title

Hands Off Our Great Lakes Act

Bill NumberHR 10186

Congress119th Congress

ChamberHouse of Representatives

Latest ActionReferred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

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D: 27

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