U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB10196: Lake America Act
Status: In committee, August 31, 2026
To rename Lake Ontario as "Lake America".
What the bill says
To rename Lake Ontario as Lake America .
From the introduced text, August 31, 2026:
A BILL To rename Lake Ontario as Lake America . SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Lake America Act . SECTION 2. Renaming of Lake Ontario as Lake America (a) Renaming Lake Ontario shall be known as Lake America . (b) References Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to Lake Ontario shall be deemed to be a reference to Lake America . (c) Implementation (1) In general The Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Chairman of the Board on Geographic Names, shall oversee the implementation of the renaming described in subsection (a) with respect to each Federal document and map. (2) Requirement Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this section, the head of each Federal agency shall update each document and map of the Federal agency in accordance with the renaming described in subsection (a).
Sponsors
- Jimmy Patronis (R, HD-FL-1) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
- : Introduced in House
Subjects: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Common questions
- What is HB10196?
- HB10196 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Lake America Act.
- What does HB10196 do?
- In its own words: To rename Lake Ontario as Lake America .
- What is the status of HB10196?
- In committee as of August 31, 2026. Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. (August 31, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB10196?
- Jimmy Patronis (R, HD-FL-1).
- Where is the official record for HB10196?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10196
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