Legislation· May 2025Sponsored by Marjorie Taylor Greene (R)
Gulf of America Act
Renames the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America in federal documents and maps.
Tradeoff
Requires federal agencies to update all documents and maps within 180 days. No direct cost or revenue impact stated in bill text.
What's in it
Costs less than $500,000 over 2025-2030 to update federal documents and maps.
The $500,000 is the federal cost to rename the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America in government documents and maps — the policy itself has no direct financial impact on taxpayers or regulated parties.
The House passed this 211-206 on May 8, 2025. A failed 203-213 the same day — the bill is now in the Senate.
House
Introduced
(Jan 9, 2025)
House
Committee on Natural Resources(Jan 9, 2025)
House
The Committee on Natural Resources voted to send it to the floor
Reported 24 - 17(Apr 9, 2025)
Committee report H. Rept. 119-85.
Senate
Received from the House
Received(May 8, 2025)
House
On
Failed(Roll #121 · May 8, 2025)
203 yeanay 213House
Passage of the bill
Passed(Roll #122 · May 8, 2025)
211 yeanay 206
- Mary E. Miller (R-IL)
- Barry Moore (R-AL)
- Claudia Tenney (R-NY)
- Mike Collins (R-GA)
- Randy K. Sr. Weber (R-TX)
- Andrew Ogles (R-TN)
- Michael Lawler (R-NY)
- Mike Haridopolos (R-FL)
- W. Gregory Steube (R-FL)
- Brandon Gill (R-TX)
- Eric Burlison (R-MO)
- Brian Babin (R-TX)
- Michael A. Rulli (R-OH)
- Troy E. Nehls (R-TX)
- Nicholas A. Langworthy (R-NY)
- Daniel Webster (R-FL)
- John McGuire (R-VA)
Passage votes so far· May 8, 2025· 119th Congress · 2025–2027