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House vote: H.R. 276 // May 8, 2025

Gulf of America Act

Sponsor: Marjorie Greene (R-GA)

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.

Public Lands and Natural Resources Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

Who won, and how much of the country was behind them

Won the vote · Yea

211 votes, representing 131,104,185 people49.2%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

206 votes, representing 124,274,044 people46.6%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 4.2% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the House. The winning side fell 0.8 points short of a majority of the country.
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon21149.2%
NayLost20646.6%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken04.2%