H.R. 10196House119th Congress (2025-2027)In Committee

Lake America Act

To rename Lake Ontario as "Lake America".

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The Lake America Act would change the name of Lake Ontario to "Lake America." The change would apply to all federal references, maps, regulations, and documents, and would require federal agencies to update their materials to reflect the new name.

Key Provisions

Lake Ontario would be officially renamed "Lake America."
Any existing federal reference to Lake Ontario would be treated as a reference to "Lake America."
The Secretary of the Interior, through the Board on Geographic Names, would manage the renaming process for all federal documents and maps.
Each federal agency must update its documents and maps to use the new name within 180 days of the law’s enactment.

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Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

Natural Resources Committee

August 31, 2026

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HouseIntro Referral

Introduced in House

August 31, 2026

HouseIntro Referral

Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

Natural Resources Committee

August 31, 2026

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Introduced in HouseIssued August 31, 2026

119th CONGRESS

2d Session

H. R. 10196

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

August 31, 2026

Mr. Patronis introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources

A BILL

To rename Lake Ontario as Lake America.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Lake America Act.

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).