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H. R. 276 (Reported-in-House)

Union Calendar No. 60

119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 276

[Report No. 119–85]


To rename the Gulf of Mexico as the “Gulf of America”.

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”.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. Short title.

This Act may be cited as the “Gulf of America Act”.

SEC. 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).

Union Calendar No. 60

119th CONGRESS
     1st Session
H. R. 276
[Report No. 119–85]
A BILL
To rename the Gulf of Mexico as the “Gulf of America”.
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