Overview

• President Trump's executive order officially renamed the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America, with federal changes implemented in February 2025.
• Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene introduced a bill to formalize the renaming and mandate international recognition, facing ridicule from Democrats during a recent House hearing.
• Texas lawmakers proposed legislation requiring state agencies to adopt the new name by April 2026, aligning with the federal directive.
• A Trump-appointed federal judge ruled that banning the Associated Press over its refusal to use the new name violated First Amendment protections.
• The rebranding has had commercial impacts, with businesses like Louisiana's Gulf of America Outfitters reporting significant growth linked to the name change.