February 10, 2025
Mr. Carter of Georgia introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
To authorize the President to enter into negotiations to acquire Greenland and to rename Greenland as Red, White, and Blueland
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Section 1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Red, White, and Blueland Act of 2025
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Sec. 2. Purchase or other acquisition of Greenland
The President is authorized to enter into negotiations with the Government of Denmark to purchase or otherwise acquire Greenland.
Sec. 3. Renaming of Greenland as Red, White, and Blueland
(a) Renaming
Greenland shall be known as Red, White, and Blueland
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(b) References
Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to Greenland shall be deemed to be a reference to Red, White, and Blueland
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(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).