Washington - The House is expected to vote on Thursday to pass a bill to name the Gulf of Mexico "Gulf of America" which will be codified Executive Order President Trump signed on the second day of his tenure.
But the bill faces a counterattack from at least one Republican — Rep. Don Bacon of Nebraska — if there are more Republican defectors, depending on attendance and Democrats’ ability to unite, the bill could be at risk.
The bill was introduced in January by GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene and directed federal agencies to update all documents and maps to reflect name changes within six months of enactment.
However, even if the name change has been codified into U.S. law, other countries have no obligation to refer to the Gulf of Mexico under the new name. If not edited, a future president could revoke Mr. Trump’s executive order.
"The American people are paying for bills to protect and secure the American Gulf bill. The only naming is correct," Rep. Lisa McClain, Michigan, said Tuesday.
Democrats called the effort a waste of taxpayers’ money and said Congress should spend time on more serious issues.
Vote to House Republicans conflict By cutting Medicaid and other social safety net programs to pay Mr Trump’s taxes, border security and energy agenda. Republicans are also facing Push back In the Trump administration Overhaul Federal Government.
The non-partisan Congressional Budget Office estimates found that updating federal documents and maps would cost less than $500,000 in five years. But at a House Rules Committee meeting Monday, Democrats noted that schools, libraries and municipalities would bear the costs of updating textbooks, signs and other materials.
"If a school district can't afford to buy a brand new map, what do you know?" Rep. Michelle Fischbach, Republican of Minnesota, said Monday. "Just put it on the top and then put the 'American Bay' I mean, there are a lot of easy ways to solve this problem."
Bacon has publicly disagrees with his Republican colleagues, who told CNN earlier this week that renaming the water body “seems to be a teenager.”
"We are the United States of America," he said. "We are not the Germans of Kaiser Wilhelm or the French of Napoleon. I just-we are better than that. It sounds like a sophomore thing."
But the White House has dug up the name. limit The Associated Press reporter's visit to the news agency's decision to mention the Gulf under its original name, while also acknowledging the name of "America Bay". Associated Press Prosecution Restrictions and federal judges rule When the White House opened to other journalists, the White House resumed its access to the Oval Office, Air Force One and other spaces and events.