H.R. 276 (119th)Congressional Activities

Gulf of America Act

Public Lands and Natural Resources|Geography and mappingGulf of Mexico
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Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 73.

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On January 20, 2025, President Trump signed Executive Order (E.O.) 14172, “Restoring Names That Honor American Greatness,” to change the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America, reinstate the name of Mount McKinley in Alaska from Denali, and guide future policy regarding the federal process for establishing…

AuthorsMark K. DeSantis, Anna E. Normand
Latin America, Caribbean & CanadaNatural Resources PolicyGovernment Information
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Committee meetings

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ScheduledMarkupApr 9, 2025, 2:00 PM
Full Committee Markup of: • H.R. 276 (Rep. Greene), “Gulf of America Act of 2025” (Amendments to H.R. 276 must be drafted to the amendment in the nature of a substitute, attached to this notice) • H.R. 677 (Rep. Hageman), “Expedited Appeals Review Act” or the “EARA” • H.R. 845 (Rep. Boebert), “Pet and Livestock Protection Act of 2025” (Amendments to H.R. 845 must be drafted to the amendment in the nature of a substitute, attached to this notice) • H.R. 900 (Rep. Soto), “Sinkhole Mapping Act of 2025” • H.R. 972 (Rep. Titus), “Sloan Canyon Conservation and Lateral Pipeline Act” • H.R. 1043 (Rep. Gosar), “La Paz County Solar Energy and Job Creation Act” • H.R. 1098 (Rep. Scholten), To reauthorize the Junior Duck Stamp Conservation and Design Program Act of 1994 • H.R. 1665 (Rep. Cammack), “Deploying Infrastructure with Greater Internet Transactions And Legacy Applications Act” or the “DIGITAL Applications Act” and • H.R. 1681 (Rep. Evans of CO), “Expediting Federal Broadband Deployment Reviews Act”
1324, Longworth House Office Building, 1324, Longworth House Office Building
ScheduledMeetingMay 5, 2025, 8:00 PM
H.R. 276 – Gulf of America Act of 2025; H.R. 881 – DHS Restrictions on Confucius Institutes and Chinese Entities of Concern Act5
H-313, Capitol, H-313, Capitol

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H. Rept. 119-85Apr 30, 2025Natural Resources Committee

GULF OF AMERICA ACT

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HAMDT 18May 8, 2025

Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 377, the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Natural Resources is considered adopted.

Latest action: On agreeing to the Rules amendment (A001) Agreed to without objection.

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