Alaska legislation · 34th Legislature
Alaska HJR4: RES. TO MAINTAIN DENALI AS OFFICIAL NAME
Status: Passed both chambers, July 16, 2025
Urging the President of the United States, the United States Secretary of the Interior, the United States Board on Geographic Names, and the members of the state's delegation in Congress to maintain Denali as the official name for the tallest mountain in North America.
What the bill says
From the introduced text:
STATEOFALASKA THE LEGISLATURE Legislative Source Res olve No. CSHJR 4(RLS) 1 Urging the President of the United States, the United States Secretary of the Interior, the United States Board on Geographic Names, and the members of the state's delegation in Congress to maintain Denali as the official name for the tallest mountain in North America. _______________ BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF and WHEREAS residents of the state believe that the names of the geographic features in the state should be determined by state residents and representatives; and WHEREAS the Athabaskan people and their ancestors have lived in the interior of the state for more than 10,000 years; and WHEREAS Denali, the traditional Koyukon Athabaskan name, meaning "the high one," was designated as the official name for North America's tallest mountain in 1975 by the state; and WHEREAS , on June 7, 1913, Walter Harper, a 20-year-old man of Athabaskan descent, became the first person to stand on the summit of the mountain; and WHEREAS state lawmakers petitioned the United States Board on Geographic -1- Enrolled HJR 4 Names to change the mountain's name to Denali in 1975, and, in 2015, the United States officially adopted the name Denali for the mountain; and WHEREAS residents of the state from all backgrounds and political persuasions embrace Denali …
Sponsors
- Maxine Dibert (D, HD-031) · primary sponsor
- Alyse Galvin (I, HD-014)
- Genevieve Mina (D, HD-019)
- Charles Kopp (R, HD-010)
- Ashley Carrick (D, HD-035)
- Scott Kawasaki (D, SD-A)
- William Wielechowski (D, SD-H)
- Forrest Dunbar (D, SD-J)
- Loki Tobin (D, SD-I)
- Jesse Kiehl (D, SD-Q)
- Elvi Gray-Jackson (D, SD-I)
- Matt Claman (D, HD-021)
Latest actions
- : (H) PERMANENTLY FILED 7/16 LEGIS RESOLVE 1
- : (H) 5:10 P.M. 2/12/25 TRANSMITTED TO GOVERNOR
- : (H) MANIFEST ERROR(S)
- : (S) VERSION: CSHJR 4(RLS)
- : (S) RETURN TO (H), TRANSMIT TO GOVERNOR NEXT
- : (S) PASSED Y19 N- E1
- : (S) READ THE THIRD TIME CSHJR 4(RLS)
- : (S) ADVANCED TO THIRD READING 2/7 CAL
- : (S) READ THE SECOND TIME
- : (S) RULES TO CALENDAR 2/5/2025
Votes
- PASSED (February 7, 2025): 19 yea, 0 nay, passed
- PASSED ON RECONSIDERATION (January 29, 2025): 31 yea, 8 nay, passed
- PASSED (January 29, 2025): 39 yea, 1 nay, passed
- PASSED (January 27, 2025): 39 yea, 1 nay, passed
- PASSED (January 27, 2025): 36 yea, 4 nay, passed
- PASSED (January 27, 2025): 28 yea, 10 nay, passed
Subjects: ALASKA NATIVES, PUBLIC LAND, PLACE NAMES
Common questions
- What is HJR4?
- HJR4 is a bill in the Alaska Legislature (34th Legislature): RES. TO MAINTAIN DENALI AS OFFICIAL NAME.
- What does HJR4 do?
- Urging the President of the United States, the United States Secretary of the Interior, the United States Board on Geographic Names, and the members of the state's delegation in Congress to maintain Denali as the official name for the tallest mountain in North America.
- What is the status of HJR4?
- Passed both chambers as of July 16, 2025. Latest action: (H) PERMANENTLY FILED 7/16 LEGIS RESOLVE 1 (July 30, 2025).
- Who sponsored HJR4?
- Maxine Dibert (D, HD-031), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HJR4?
- On the Alaska Legislature website: https://www.akleg.gov/basis/Bill/Detail/34?Root=HJR 4
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