H.R. 276

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 276 Placed on Calendar Senate (PCS)]

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Calendar No. 73
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 276

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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

May 8, 2025

Received; read the first time

May 12, 2025

Read the second time and placed on the calendar

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AN ACT

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).

Passed the House of Representatives May 8, 2025.

Attest:

KEVIN F. MCCUMBER,

Clerk.
Calendar No. 73

119th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 276

_______________________________________________________________________

AN ACT

To rename the Gulf of Mexico as the ``Gulf of America''.

_______________________________________________________________________

May 12, 2025

Read the second time and placed on the calendar