Congress gets notice before beach names change.
H.R. 9779 — Hands Off Our Boca Chica Beach Act of 2026 · Filed by Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX) · Introduced Jul 20, 2026 · Hearing held
Your members of Congress
Enter a ZIP to see where your representative and both senators stood on this bill.
Looked up on this device — your ZIP is never stored on our servers.
What it does
This bill names Boca Chica Beach in Cameron County, Texas. It tells the government Names Committee to alert Congress when name change proposals arrive. Congress then gets a chance to weigh in.
Who it affects
Members of Congress and people in Cameron County are affected. The bill gives Congress a voice in government naming choices.
One thing to notice
The bill does not say how fast Congress must be told. It does not say what happens if the committee breaks the rule.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
- Jul 20, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Jul 20, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Natural Resources · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources”
- Sep 2, 2026 — Hearing held · Congress.gov: “Subcommittee Hearings Held”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- Names Committee — The government group that picks official names for places.
- Members of Congress — Senators and representatives elected to make laws.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (1,511 characters) on Sep 5, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,707 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-09-23.
“Congress gets notice before beach names change.” QuorumCivic. https://share.quorumcivic.app/bill/119/hr9779/simple Report an error