Blocks federal officials from renaming the Great Lakes and overturns the order that renamed Lake Ontario.
This bill would stop federal officials from changing the names of any of the Great Lakes. It would also cancel an Executive Order from August 2026 that renamed Lake Ontario as Lake America, ensuring its original name remains. This means the Great Lakes would keep their traditional names.
Today, an Executive Order from August 27, 2026, has renamed Lake Ontario as Lake America. If this bill becomes law, federal officials would be blocked from renaming any of the Great Lakes, and Executive Order 14422 would be canceled, ensuring Lake Ontario keeps its original name.
S 5394 · 119th Congress · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 10/10
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