Key Facts

• Three House Democrats introduced the “Hands Off Our Great Lakes Act.”
• The bill aims to stop President Trump from renaming Lake Ontario.
• President Trump signed an executive order last week to rename the lake.
• The proposed new name is “Lake America.”
• The renaming is linked to ongoing trade disputes between the U.S. and Canada.
• The bill would prohibit the president and the Interior Department from changing the lake’s name.
• Lake Ontario is one of the five Great Lakes in North America.
• The legislative effort reflects opposition to the executive order from some U.S. lawmakers.