WASHINGTON - The Republican-led House of Representatives is expected to vote on legislation Thursday, which will rename President Donald Trump to the Gulf of Mexico as U.S. Gulf federal law.

After Trump signed an executive order in January, Georgia Rep. Majorie Taylor Greene introduced the Republican bill that ordered Home Secretary Doug Burgum to “take all appropriate actions to rename the Bay” and update the database of “official names of 50 states’ geographical features.”

While Trump does not need congressional approval to ensure the name change is reflected in the federal government, the bill will prevent future presidents from easily turning the move around with executive action.

“As the last administration showed pain, executive orders can be cancelled and covered, which is why we have to transfer it to our situation through the legislative process,” House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) told reporters Tuesday. “We will permanently rename the Gulf of Mexico’s U.S. Gulf through the Marjorie Taylor Greene’s bill.”

It is unclear whether Republicans have enough support to pass the bill. Assuming all Democrats object, Republicans can only lose four votes, and at least one Republican has made his opposition clear.

R-Neb. Rep. Don Bacon said Tuesday he planned to vote “no”, calling legislative efforts “young.”

"We are the United States of America. We are not Kaiser Wilhelm's Germany or Napoleon's France. I just-we're better than that. It sounds like a sophomore thing."

Green suggested that Bacon might not be the only Republican critic.

"Some of my Republican colleagues don't want to vote for my American Bay Act, one of President Trump's favorite executive orders. They say they'd rather vote for the more serious EOS.

In addition to codification name changes, the United States Bay Act will direct the Chairman of the United States Geographic Name Committee to ensure that “any reference in laws, maps, regulations, documents, documents, papers or other records” are considered as references to the United States Bay.

If it becomes law, the head of the federal agency will have 180 days to ensure agency-specific records are updated to reflect name changes. The measure is unlikely to receive enough democratic support in the Senate to overcome procedural barriers if it passes the House.

Some of Trump's other efforts to rename the landmark have also sparked opposition from the Republican Party. Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski has harshly criticized Trump's decision to name Mount McKinley in her hometown of Mount Denali, the same executive order to rename the United States Bay.

Murkowski introduced legislation in February that would formally require Denali to recognize the mountain “in its real name”.

Democrats have thoroughly criticized Green's bill, and the California state will be voting structured by Pete Aguilar, chairman of the House Democratic Caucus.

“House Republicans should use this time of freedom to vote on important policies for everyday Americans,” Aguilar said in a press conference Tuesday. “But instead, we’re talking about Marjorie Taylor Greene’s bill, renamed the Gulf of Mexico – slapping hard-working Americans in the face, who want their leaders to reduce the cost of living.”

Trump touted his efforts to rename the Bay at a rally in Michigan to commemorate the first 100 days of his second term, telling supporters that he has become "very unpopular" due to the name change.

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has repeatedly rejected Trump's orders and insisted that her administration will continue to mention the Gulf under its historical name.

The Associated Press refused to call the Gulf only the U.S. Gulf, making it a major target for the White House, and for months it turned down opportunities for certain events and banned its journalists from traveling with Trump, raising legal challenges.

A federal judge ordered the White House to stop APs in April, calling it "as opposed to the First Amendment" and directed the administration to "put APs in an equal playing field despite the use of adverse terms by APs, despite the same position being used by APs. ”

Another name change could appear, Trump said Wednesday.

He said he is considering a plan to start calling the Persian Gulf the Arab Gulf, which he will make a decision before heading to Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates next week.

"When I get there, they're going to ask me questions about it and I have to make a decision," Trump told the Oval Office reporter. "I think a lot of people get ideas from us."

Jamal Abdi, president of the Iranian U.S. National Council, said that if Trump formally renames the Persian Gulf, he would delete "the identity of the entire region."

"The Persian Gulf is not only a name on the map, but also a common and ancient history that cannot and should not be removed to appease narrow political interests or provoke tensions," Abdi said in a statement.