Congress·Passed House·H.R. 276

Geographic Renaming: Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America

Gulf of America Act

10 months ago·View on Congress.gov

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Stalled

No legislative action in over 90 days.

Legislative Progress

✓ House

211–206

Senate

President

Law

Key Points

Congress is considering a bill that would officially change the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the 'Gulf of America' for all U.S. government purposes.
If this becomes law, every federal map, regulation, and official document would be required to use the new name. This includes everything from nautical charts used by sailors to environmental reports.
Federal agencies would have 180 days to update their records and maps. The Department of the Interior would oversee the process to ensure the name is changed consistently across the entire government.
This change would only apply to United States federal records. It would not change the actual borders of the water or force other countries to change what they call the area.

Milestones

4 milestones22 actions

May 12, 2025Senate

Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 73.

May 8, 2025Senate

Received in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.

May 8, 2025House

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

May 8, 2025House

On passage Passed by recorded vote: 211 - 206 (Roll no. 122). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H1914)

May 8, 2025

Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by recorded vote: 211 - 206 (Roll no. 122). (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR H1914)

Vote Results

2 votes

HouseFailedAmendmentMay 8, 2025

On Motion to Recommit

203

213

Democrat

202 – 0 · 11

Republican

1 – 213 · 5

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HousePassedPassageMay 8, 2025

On Passage

211

206

Democrat

0 – 205 · 8

Republican

211 – 1 · 8

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Related Bills

1 bill

H.Res. 377Related bill

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 276) to rename the Gulf of Mexico as the "Gulf of America", and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 881) to establish Department of Homeland Security funding restrictions on institutions of higher education that have a relationship with Confucius Institutes, and for other purposes.

May 6 — Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.