H.R. 276Gulf of America Act

2 recorded actionsWhat the measure does Read on Congress.gov

Sponsor: Marjorie Greene [R-GA-14]
Cosponsors: 17 · 17 Republicans
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Committee: Natural Resources Committee
Latest action: May 12, 2025 · Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 73.

IntroducedJan 9, 2025
Passed the HouseMay 8, 2025
Passed the SenateNot yet reached
Sent to the PresidentNot yet reached
Became lawNot yet reached

What the measure doesCRS summary

This bill renames the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America and directs federal agencies to update their documents and maps to incorporate the new name.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, describing H.R. 276 as introduced in House on Jan 9, 2025. It is not the text of the measure; a later amendment may have changed what it does.

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May 8, 2025Each bar: ✓ Yea from the bottom, ✕ Nay aboveMay 8, 2025

How every member votedHouse roll call 122

House May 8, 2025 · the primary vote

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Gulf of America Act

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211 Yea 206 Nay 16 not voting

Party-line vote 1 of 417 voting members broke with their own party: 1 Republican.

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All members433 members

Democratic213 members

Independent1 member

Republican219 members

marks half of the votes cast. A party’s majority is the side most of its voting members took.

Cosponsors17 · 17 Republicans

Signing on is not a vote: a member can cosponsor H.R. 276 and vote against it. 14 signed when it was filed.