diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e3611f49..5e13f14e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 6.18.4 - March 25, 2024
+
+* Different approach to committee name matching
+
+
 ## 6.18.3 - March 25, 2024
 
 * Add other_names to committee matching for Event Imports
diff --git a/openstates/importers/events.py b/openstates/importers/events.py
index 125492f1..645c1c90 100644
--- a/openstates/importers/events.py
+++ b/openstates/importers/events.py
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ def prepare_for_db(self, data: _JsonDict) -> _JsonDict:
             if "person_id" in participant:
                 participant["person_id"] = self.resolve_person(participant["person_id"])
             elif "organization_id" in participant:
-                participant["organization_id"] = self.resolve_committee(
+                participant["organization_id"] = self.org_importer.resolve_json_id(
                     participant["organization_id"], allow_no_match=True
                 )
 
diff --git a/openstates/importers/organizations.py b/openstates/importers/organizations.py
index ed3f3f5d..d597aff4 100644
--- a/openstates/importers/organizations.py
+++ b/openstates/importers/organizations.py
@@ -14,5 +14,5 @@ def limit_spec(self, spec: _JsonDict) -> _JsonDict:
 
         name = spec.pop("name", None)
         if name:
-            return Q(**spec) & Q(name=name)
+            return Q(**spec) & Q(name=name) & Q(other_names=name)
         return spec
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index c2ab76fd..67f1ec3a 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "openstates"
-version = "6.18.3"
+version = "6.18.4"
 description = "core infrastructure for the openstates project"
 authors = ["James Turk <dev@jamesturk.net>"]
 license = "MIT"