Rename Lake Ontario as "Lake America."

Jimmy Patronis · Florida · Republican

policy impact 0.30 specificity 0.92 extraction confidence 86%

Commitment kind: outcome. Promised action: not established. Promised outcome: Lake Ontario is renamed "Lake America.". Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired. As U.S. Representative for Florida's 1st District in the 119th Congress, Patronis introduced H.R. 10196, the Lake America Act.

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Evidence

verified · Source version 53791 · locator 6864

Executive Order 14422 of August 27, 2026

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): The executive order was formally published in the Federal Register during the lookback window.

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Federal Register :: Honoring the American History of the Great Lakes and Renaming Lake Ontario as Lake America
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 96%

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verified · Source version 53791 · locator 10257

I am directing that the Lake officially be renamed as Lake America.

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): The presidential order directly implements the core requested outcome for U.S. federal usage.

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Federal Register :: Honoring the American History of the Great Lakes and Renaming Lake Ontario as Lake America
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 95%

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verified · Source version 53791 · locator 10781

The Secretary, conjointly with the Board on Geographic Names, shall subsequently update the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) to reflect the renaming of the Lake

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): The order directed Interior and the Board on Geographic Names to update GNIS, the federal naming system.

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Federal Register :: Honoring the American History of the Great Lakes and Renaming Lake Ontario as Lake America
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 94%

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verified · Source version 53793 · locator 2311

current federal geographic references to the lake use Lake America

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): NOAA states that federal geographic references now use Lake America, while the sanctuary name itself still requires rulemaking to change.

partial same_term

About | Lake Ontario National Marine Sanctuary
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verified · Source version 53795 · locator 328

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

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): Patronis made a concrete legislative attempt in the same lookback window, but the bill was only introduced and referred.

unresolved same_term A for effort

GovInfo: H.R. 10196 Introduced in House - Lake America Act
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 97%

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verified · Source version 53795 · locator 808

Lake Ontario shall be known as ``Lake America''.

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): The bill text matches the promise, but GovInfo lists it only as introduced, not enacted.

unresolved same_term A for effort

GovInfo: H.R. 10196 Introduced in House - Lake America Act
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 96%

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Assessments

Public state: pending As of 2026-09-14 · verified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): unresolved. unknown A for effort

The verified evidence shows the outcome was directed by Executive Order 14422 on August 27, 2026, but Patronis's verified contribution was introducing H.R. 10196, which was referred to committee and is not shown enacted. Because delivery credit requires material candidate contribution, and the verified record does not show Patronis materially caused or advanced the executive order outcome, the outcome cannot be credited as delivered or partial to him. His bill introduction supports an effort badge only.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 86%