HRES377Passed House

Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 276) to rename the Gulf of Mexico as the ‘‘Gulf of America”, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 881) to establish Department of Homeland Security funding restrictions on institutions of higher education that have a relationship with Confucius Institutes, and for other purposes.

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Introduced
In Committee
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
Failed — Did not pass vote
119th
Congress
2025-05-05
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Austin Scott
Austin Scott
Republican · GA · Representative
Votes with party: 98.8% (606 recorded votes)

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Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

2025-05-06

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Plain-English Summary

This resolution allows the House to consider two separate bills: one that would officially rename the Gulf of Mexico to the "Gulf of America," and another that would restrict federal Department of Homeland Security funding to colleges and universities that have partnerships with Confucius Institutes (Chinese government-affiliated educational programs). The measures affect how the country refers to a major body of water and which educational institutions can receive certain federal security-related funding.

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