1HOUSE · MAY 8, 2025
Passed the House
211–206PASSED
R 211–1 D 0–205
On Passage · roll 122 · 16 not voting
House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Passed House
Gulf of America Act
Official title: To rename the Gulf of Mexico as the "Gulf of America".
Sponsor: Rep. Marjorie Greene R-GAWhere it went
- IntroducedJan 9, 2025
- Committee actionApr 9, 2025
- Passed HouseMay 8, 2025 · 211–206
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: May 12, 2025 — Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 73.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 276.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 276, Gulf of America Act” on April 21, 2025. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on April 9, 2025”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, April 21, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/61357
- CBO publication date
- April 21, 2025
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 276, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/276
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 11, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 119-85 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Natural Resources Committee on April 30, 2025.Source: Congress.gov, reported April 30, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/119/HRPT/85
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 276, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/276
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 11, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. GREENE of Georgia, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 5, January 9, 2025, Page H92):Article I, Section 8, United States ConstitutionSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 9, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 48 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 276, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/276
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 11, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Vote results
2 recorded roll-call votes on H.R. 276. The vote that moved the bill is first.
Procedural votes (1) — motions, rulings and amendments along the way (1 House). Tap to show.
Oldest first. Totals are yea–nay.
- Send the bill back to committeeMotion to recommitHouse · May 8, 2025 · roll 121R 1–213 D 202–0203–213Failed
Yea–nay by party (R = Republicans, D = Democrats, I = independents). Counts for present and not-voting members are shown where there were any. Showing all 2 of 2 recorded votes. Sorted by date; within a chamber by roll-call number.
Cosponsors
17 cosponsors — 17 Republicans
0 of 17 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Brian Babin (R-TX), Eric Burlison (R-MO), Mike Collins (R-GA), Brandon Gill (R-TX), Mike Haridopolos (R-FL), Nicholas Langworthy (R-NY), Michael Lawler (R-NY), John McGuire (R-VA), Mary Miller (R-IL), Barry Moore (R-AL), Troy Nehls (R-TX), Andrew Ogles (R-TN), Michael Rulli (R-OH), W. Steube (R-FL), Claudia Tenney (R-NY), Randy Weber (R-TX), Daniel Webster (R-FL).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Marjorie Greene.
- H.R. 3492 (119th) Protect Children’s Innocence Act
- H.R. 275 (119th) Special Interest Alien Reporting Act of 2025
- H.R. 1123 (119th) To abolish the United States Agency for International Development, and for other purposes.
- H.Res. 24 (119th) Expunging the December 18, 2019, impeachment of President Donald John Trump.
- H.Res. 25 (119th) Expunging the January 13, 2021, impeachment of President Donald John Trump.
- H.R. 4327 (119th) No Tax on Home Sales Act
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Sponsor’s state and district
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