Overview

• The U.S. House of Representatives voted 211–206 to pass the Gulf of America Act, with all Democrats and one Republican, Rep. Don Bacon, opposing the bill.
• The legislation seeks to codify President Trump’s executive order renaming the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America in federal usage.
• Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, who introduced the bill, framed it as a patriotic affirmation, while critics, including House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, dismissed it as a waste of legislative time.
• Public polling shows two-thirds of Americans oppose the name change, and online metrics indicate continued use of the traditional name.
• The bill now moves to the Senate, where its future remains uncertain, despite strong endorsement from the White House Office of Management and Budget.