H.R. 276

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 276 Placed on Calendar Senate (PCS)] <DOC> Calendar No. 73 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 276 _______________________________________________________________________ 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 _______________________________________________________________________ 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