H.R. 276

119th CONGRESS 1st Session

To rename the Gulf of Mexico as the .

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES · January 9, 2025 · Sponsor: Ms. Greene of Georgia · Committee: Committee on Natural Resources

Table of contents

• H.R. 276
  • SEC. 1. Short title
  • SEC. 2. Renaming of Gulf of Mexico as

SEC. 1. Short title

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

SEC. 2. Renaming of Gulf of Mexico as

• Renaming of Gulf of Mexico as
• (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).