The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill to rename the "Gulf of Mexico" to "Bay of America."

On May 9, Jin10 reported that the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill on the 8th local time to rename the "Gulf of Mexico" to the "Gulf of America." In the voting that day, there were 211 votes in favor and 206 votes against. The voting results largely followed party lines, with one Republican member joining the Democrats to vote against it. The bill requires federal agencies to change all references to the "Gulf of Mexico" in maps and documents to the "Gulf of America." Next, the Senate will review the bill. If the bill is passed by the Senate, it will officially become law after being signed by the President. Democrats believe that the House has many important tasks to accomplish and that Republicans should not waste time voting on this "stupid and embarrassing" bill.