Calling on the Secretary of Education to work with stakeholders to immediately eliminate race-based Native logos, mascots, and names from State educational institutions, and calling on State educational institutions and national sports franchises to cease the unsanctioned use of such logos, mascots, and names.

Sponsor: Frank Pallone (Democratic-NJ)February 9, 2026

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Calls for schools and sports teams to end race-based Native mascots and names

This resolution would have the House of Representatives condemn racism and call for an end to race-based Native logos, mascots, and names. It would ask the Secretary of Education to work with schools to remove these images, and urge schools and national sports teams to stop using them. The goal is to help Native American students feel more respected and improve their self-esteem.

What Would Change

Today, over 1,900 kindergarten, elementary, and secondary schools nationally, along with some national sports teams, use race-based Native logos, mascots, and names, which studies show can harm Native youth. If this resolution were adopted, the House of Representatives would formally condemn this practice and call for the Secretary of Education to lead efforts to remove these images from schools, and for schools and sports teams to stop using them.

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Condemns all racism and discrimination.
Calls on the Secretary of Education to work with Native American groups and schools to remove race-based Native logos, mascots, and names from state schools.
Asks state schools and national sports teams to stop using race-based Native logos, mascots, and names.

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