Just weeks after Gov. Ron DeSantis first used the term in a state document, legislation designating the Gulf of America advance in the Legislature.

Florida lawmakers advanced a bill to rename the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America, aligning with a Trump-era executive order.

In a move echoing President Trump’s call to “restore names that honor American greatness,” Florida lawmakers took the first legislative steps Tuesday to replace the Gulf of Mexico with the “Gulf of America” in state laws and educational materials.

Florida lawmakers are one step closer to making “Gulf of America” an official moniker under state statutes, our sister station WKMG reported.

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Florida state lawmakers have taken the first steps to change the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America in state documents and educational materials.