Gulf of America Act

Bill: 119-hr-276
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Greene, Marjorie Taylor [R-GA-14]
Introduced: 2025-01-09
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Subjects: Geography and mapping

Gulf of Mexico
Latest action: action_date: 2025-05-12
text: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 73.

Summaries:
action_date: 2025-01-09
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Gulf of America Act of 2025</strong></p><p>This bill renames the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America and directs federal agencies to update their documents and maps to incorporate the new name.</p>

tv_txt: IB 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 276 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To rename the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America .

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Gulf of America Act . 2. Renaming of Gulf of Mexico as Gulf of America (a) Renaming The Gulf of Mexico shall be known as the Gulf of America . (b) References Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the Gulf of Mexico shall be deemed to be a reference to the Gulf of America . (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).

Passed the House of Representatives May 8, 2025. Kevin F. McCumber, Clerk.

tv_txt: IB Union Calendar No. 60 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 276 [Report No. 119–85] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 9, 2025 Ms. Greene of Georgia (for herself, Mrs. Miller of Illinois , Mr. Moore of Alabama , Ms. Tenney , Mr. Collins , Mr. Weber of Texas , Mr. Ogles , Mr. Lawler , Mr. Haridopolos , Mr. Steube , Mr. Gill of Texas , Mr. Burlison , Mr. Babin , Mr. Rulli , and Mr. Nehls ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources April 30, 2025 Additional sponsors: Mr. Langworthy , Mr. Webster of Florida , and Mr. McGuire April 30, 2025 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on January 9, 2025 A BILL To rename the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America .

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Gulf of America Act . 2. Renaming of Gulf of Mexico as Gulf of America (a) Renaming The Gulf of Mexico shall be known as the Gulf of America . (b) References Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the Gulf of Mexico shall be deemed to be a reference to the Gulf of America . (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).

April 30, 2025 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

tv_txt: II Calendar No. 73 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 276 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 8, 2025 Received; read the first time May 12, 2025 Read the second time and placed on the calendar AN ACT To rename the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America .

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Gulf of America Act . 2. Renaming of Gulf of Mexico as Gulf of America (a) Renaming The Gulf of Mexico shall be known as the Gulf of America . (b) References Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the Gulf of Mexico shall be deemed to be a reference to the Gulf of America . (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).

Passed the House of Representatives May 8, 2025. Kevin F. McCumber, Clerk.

May 12, 2025 Read the second time and placed on the calendar

tv_txt: I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 276 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 9, 2025 Ms. Greene of Georgia (for herself, Mrs. Miller of Illinois , Mr. Moore of Alabama , Ms. Tenney , Mr. Collins , Mr. Weber of Texas , Mr. Ogles , Mr. Lawler , Mr. Haridopolos , Mr. Steube , Mr. Gill of Texas , Mr. Burlison , Mr. Babin , Mr. Rulli , and Mr. Nehls ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To rename the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America .

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Gulf of America Act of 2025 . 2. Renaming of Gulf of Mexico as Gulf of America (a) Renaming The Gulf of Mexico shall be known as the Gulf of America . (b) References Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the Gulf of Mexico shall be deemed to be a reference to the Gulf of America . (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).