Gulf of America Act passed the House 119 days after introduction and awaits a vote in the Senate
IntroducedJan 9, 2025
ReportedApr 9, 2025
Passed one chamberMay 8, 2025
Passed both—
Law—
What it changes · CRS summary
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 33 words.
Gulf of America Act of 2025 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.
Context
- Committees
- House Natural Resources Committee
- Policy area
- Public Lands and Natural Resources: 136 of 3,779 bills became law, 113th–118th (3.6%)
- Sponsor
- 0 of 35 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 4, from introduced in house to placed on calendar senate · 156 words
- Subjects
- Geography and mappingGulf of Mexico
- Latest action
- May 12, 2025: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 73.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
Related bills · 1
Each bill appears once, under its strongest link. 1 in all.
Procedural (rules, motions) · 1
- 119th H.Res. 377 Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 276) to rename the Gulf of Mexico as the ‘‘Gulf of America”, and providing for consideration o R · Agreed to
Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]