H.R. 276

Gulf of America Act

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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.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Gulf of America Act.

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.

Kevin F. McCumber,

Clerk.

May 12, 2025

Read the second time and placed on the calendar