House Passes 211-206 Bill to Rename Gulf of Mexico the 'Gulf of America'

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Updated May 8, 2025, 03:13 PM

The Republican-led U.S. House of Representatives voted 211–206 on Thursday to pass the Gulf of America Act of 2025, formally renaming the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America. The measure would codify an executive order signed by President Donald Trump on his second day in office.

Authored by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, the bill is the first House effort to enshrine one of Trump’s directives into federal law. GOP supporters said the change underscores U.S. stewardship of the waterway, which is patrolled by the Coast Guard and Navy and underpins regional energy production and shipping.

Democrats dismissed the proposal as a symbolic distraction from pressing economic and security issues. The legislation now heads to the Senate, where its prospects are uncertain; without Senate approval, the geographic name change will remain solely an executive action.

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