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2025-02-13 - Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Introduced Date
2025-02-13
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Public Lands and Natural Resources
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This resolution says the House of Representatives supports calling February 9, 2025, “Gulf of America Day” and praises the change of the Gulf of Mexico’s name to the Gulf of America. It says the Gulf has been important to the United States for a long time and describes the renaming as a way to honor American pride and history.
- It points to President Trump’s January 20, 2025 executive order directing the name change.
- It notes that the renamed area refers to the U.S. continental shelf region along Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida, extending toward Mexico and Cuba.
- It says February 9, 2025 was President Trump’s first visit to the Gulf of America after the renaming.
- It urges the nation to mark the occasion and celebrate the name change.
Official Summaries
This resolution expresses support for the designation of the first Gulf of America Day and celebrates the changing of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America.
Current Full Text
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 129 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. RES. 129
Expressing support for the designation of February 9, 2025, as the
first ever ``Gulf of America Day'' and celebrating the importance of
changing the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 13, 2025
Mr. Alford submitted the following resolution; which was referred to
the Committee on Natural Resources
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RESOLUTION
Expressing support for the designation of February 9, 2025, as the
first ever ``Gulf of America Day'' and celebrating the importance of
changing the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America.
Whereas, on January 20, 2025, President Trump signed Executive Order 14172
(``Restoring Names That Honor American Greatness''), which required the
Secretary of the Interior, acting pursuant to take all appropriate
actions to rename as the ``Gulf of America'' the United States
Continental Shelf area bounded on the northeast, north, and northwest by
the States of Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida and
extending to the seaward boundary with Mexico and Cuba in the area
formerly named as the Gulf of Mexico;
Whereas the area formerly known as the Gulf of Mexico has long been an integral
asset to the once burgeoning Nation and has remained an indelible part
of America;
Whereas February 9, 2025, marks President Trump's first visit to the Gulf of
America since its renaming; and
Whereas, as President Trump restores American pride in the history of American
greatness, it is fitting and appropriate for this great Nation to come
together and commemorate this momentous occasion and the renaming of the
Gulf of America: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
(1) expresses support for the designation of the first ever
``Gulf of America Day''; and
(2) celebrates the importance of changing the Gulf of
Mexico to the Gulf of America.
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