HR1053: HR1053 State and local government; rename Sawnee Mountain as Trump Mountain; urge

This resolution does not itself rename anything. Instead, it asks the Georgia House of Representatives to formally urge state and local authorities in Forsyth County to consider renaming Sawnee Mountain as Trump Mountain. The resolution's preamble cites President Donald Trump's time in office and a nationally televised town hall with female voters held in Forsyth County during the 2024 presidential campaign as reasons for the honor. Because it is a resolution rather than a bill, it creates no new law, penalty, or funding. If adopted, the House would direct its Clerk to send copies of the resolution to the relevant state and local officials and governing bodies, who would then decide separately whether to actually change the mountain's name.

• Expresses the House's position urging state and local authorities to consider renaming Sawnee Mountain in Forsyth County as Trump Mountain.
• Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to distribute copies of the resolution to appropriate state and local authorities and governing bodies.
• Does not itself change the mountain's name or any Georgia statute; the actual renaming decision is left to other authorities.
• Cites the 2024 Trump Town Hall in Forsyth County as the historical basis for the requested renaming.

Forsyth County residents and local officials, who would decide whether to pursue the renaming; the Georgia Department of Natural Resources or other bodies with authority over geographic naming; and the U.S. Board on Geographic Names, which typically approves changes to named landmarks.

If local and state authorities act on this request, a well-known Forsyth County landmark could get a new name tied to a political figure and campaign event, which could affect maps, signage, tourism references, and local identity, though the resolution itself makes no binding change.

• The resolved clause asks the House to respectfully urge appropriate authorities to consider renaming Sawnee Mountain as Trump Mountain.
• A further resolved clause directs the Clerk of the House to distribute copies of the resolution to state and local authorities and governing bodies.
• The preamble (whereas clauses) lays out the rationale, including the 2024 Trump Town Hall held in Forsyth County and Trump's presidency, but has no legal effect on its own.

1. 2026-01-29House Second Readers (House)
2. 2026-01-28House First Readers (House)
3. 2026-01-27House Hopper (House)

• David Clark (R, HD-100)Primary sponsor

• landmark renaming
• Forsyth County
• Sawnee Mountain
• state resolutions
• Trump Town Hall