US EditionHouse GOP passes bill to rename ‘Gulf of America’
- On May 1, 2025, the House of Representatives, controlled by Republicans, approved legislation to rename the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America and mandate that federal agencies revise their maps and documents to reflect the updated name.
- This legislation, introduced by Georgia Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, aims to formally establish President Trump’s January 2017 executive order that asserts U.S. Economic and strategic leadership in the Gulf region.
- The legislation passed narrowly, 211-206 mostly along party lines, faced opposition from Democrats who criticized the bill as a distraction from economic issues like lowering prices for families.
- A February 2025 poll found 71 percent of adults opposed the renaming, while the Congressional Budget Office estimated federal updates would cost under $500,000 over five years.
- The bill now moves to the Senate where its prospects are uncertain, and Mexico and other international entities are not required to recognize the new name, reflecting limited global acceptance.
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House follows Trump’s lead with vote to change Gulf of Mexico to ‘Gulf of America’
The Republican-led House passed a bill Thursday that would rename the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America and direct federal agencies to update their documents and maps to incorporate the new name.
House follows Trump’s lead with a vote to change the Gulf of Mexico to ’Gulf of America’
WASHINGTON — The Republican-led House passed a bill Thursday that would rename the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America and direct federal agencies to update their documents and maps to incorporate the new name.
House follows Trump's lead with a vote to change Gulf of Mexico to 'Gulf of America'
The Republican-led House has passed a bill that would rename the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America and direct federal agencies to update their documents and maps to incorporate the new name.
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Denver GazetteUS House passes bill on Trump's Gulf of America
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday passed a bill to formally change the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America, following President Donald Trump's executive order, though the measure is unlikely to…
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