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Hands Off Our Boca Chica Beach Act of 2026
To designate Boca Chica Beach located in Cameron County, Texas, as ``Boca Chica Beach'', and for other purposes.
Summary
- Designates Boca Chica Beach located in Cameron County, Texas, officially as "Boca Chica Beach".
- Updates all references to this beach in federal law, maps, regulations, and documents to use the designated name.
- Requires the Domestic Names Committee to notify each Member of Congress representing affected areas when the Committee receives proposals for geographic name changes in those areas.
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Sponsor (1)
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Vicente Gonzalez’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- NULL $61,275
- APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT $12,800
- SELECT DEDICATED SOLUTIONS $9,900
- AMSCOT FINANCIAL $9,100
- GARCIA HAMILTON AND ASSOCIATES $7,600
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Actions (2)
- Jul 20, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. · house
- Jul 20, 2026 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 20, 2026
Mr. Vicente Gonzalez of Texas introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources
A BILL
To designate Boca Chica Beach located in Cameron County, Texas, as “Boca Chica Beach”, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Hands Off Our Boca Chica Beach Act of 2026”.
SEC. 2. BOCA CHICA BEACH.
(a) In General.—Boca Chica Beach located in Cameron County, Texas, shall be known and designated as “Boca Chica Beach”.
(b) References.—Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to Boca Chica Beach located in Cameron County, Texas, shall be deemed to be a reference to “Boca Chica Beach”.
SEC. 3. NOTIFICATION OF MEMBERS OF CONGRESS OF CERTAIN GEOGRAPHIC NAME PROPOSALS.
(a) In General.—When the Domestic Names Committee receives a proposal for a geographic name, the Domestic Names Committee shall notify each Member of Congress that represents an area affected by such proposal of such proposal when the Domestic Names Committee solicits input in accordance with the Principles, Policies, and Procedures document with respect to such proposal.
(b) Definitions.—In this section:
(1) Board on geographic names.—The term “Board on Geographic Names” means the Board on Geographic Names established by section 2 of the Act of July 25, 1947 (43 U.S.C. 364a).
(2) Domestic names committee.—The term “Domestic Names Committee” means the Domestic Names Committee of the Board on Geographic Names.
(3) Principles, policies, and procedures document.—The term “Principles, Policies, and Procedures document” means the document published by the Domestic Names Committee titled “U.S. Board on Geographic Names Principles, Policies, and Procedures Domestic Geographic Names” (version 2.3; December 2016). <all>
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