Resolution urging Utah schools to retire Native American mascots fails on House floor in surprising vote Republican lawmakers spoke out against the measure, which failed 27-45. (Francisco Kjolseth | Tribune file photo) Current naming is pictured around Bountiful High on Monday, Nov. 30, 2020, after the school announced it would to retire The Braves name. The Utah House on Tuesday rejected a resolution encouraging schools to replace American Indian mascot names. | Updated: Feb. 17, 2021, 3:14 p.m. A resolution that would have encouraged Utah schools to retire any Native American mascots failed to pass in the House on Tuesday after several conservative state lawmakers spoke out against it — with one questioning whether they were being too sensitive and if animal mascots would next be considered too controversial.