Sponsor
Buddy Carter
Representative · R-GA
Representative · R-GA
The bill gives the President authority to pursue strategic control and a unified U.S. place name—potentially enhancing Arctic security and future economic opportunities—while creating significant fiscal uncertainty, diplomatic risks, weakened congressional oversight, and unaddressed impacts on indigenous and local communities.
Taxpayers and the broader American public could see an improved U.S. national-security posture in the Arctic if the President secures strategic control of Greenland, strengthening military positioning and surveillance.
U.S. taxpayers and small-business owners could gain new economic opportunities (mining, ports, infrastructure, and related investment) if negotiations lead to U.S. development activity in Greenland.
Federal and state governments (and their employees) would benefit from having a single, consistent statutory place name—'Red, White, and Blueland'—which reduces ambiguity across federal documents and lets statutory references point to the new name without many individual amendments.
Taxpayers would face potentially large and unspecified costs if the acquisition proceeds because the authorization imposes no funding limits or cost estimates.
Taxpayers and federal employees would see reduced congressional oversight because the authorization grants broad executive discretion without deadlines, required agency actions, or statutory guardrails.
Taxpayers and U.S. national interests could be harmed by diplomatic friction with Denmark and other allies if the U.S. attempts to acquire foreign territory, risking degradation of cooperation.
Based on analysis of 3 sections of legislative text.
Allows the President to negotiate to acquire Greenland and renames 'Greenland' to 'Red, White, and Blueland' for all U.S. federal purposes, with agencies required to update materials within 180 days.
Official title: To authorize the President to enter into negotiations to acquire Greenland and to rename Greenland as "Red, White, and Blueland".
Introduced February 10, 2025 by Buddy Carter · Last progress February 10, 2025
Authorizes the President to negotiate with Denmark to purchase or otherwise acquire Greenland and legally renames the geographic entity “Greenland” to “Red, White, and Blueland” for all U.S. federal purposes. Federal agencies must update maps and documents to use the new name within 180 days of enactment, and statutory references to Greenland are construed to refer to the new name. The bill does not appropriate funds, set purchase terms, change sovereignty rules, or amend existing statutes beyond the naming and administrative update requirements; it directs the Interior Secretary (via the U.S. Board on Geographic Names) to coordinate implementation of the name change for federal materials.