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H.R. 276: Gulf of America Act · Congress Swing Tracker

H.R. 276119th CongressPublic Lands and Natural Resources

Gulf of America Act

Sponsored by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) · 17 active : 17 Republicans

Latest action: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 73.

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Where it standsPassed House, now in the Senate

Passed House

House: passedMay 8, 2025
Senate: next
President: not yet

11 senators score as swing votes

Summary

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Summary on Congress.gov

Gulf of America Act of 2025

This bill renames the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America and directs federal agencies to update their documents and maps to incorporate the new name.

Committees and subjects

Committees

House Committee on Natural Resources · HouseReported by · Markup by · Discharged from · Referred to
Water, Wildlife and Fisheries · HouseHearings by (subcommittee) · Referred to

Subjects

Geography and mapping
Gulf of Mexico

Senate · 100 House · 433

Model

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Directional: count only breaks toward the other party Why do scores change?

How the House breaks down

70Swing 70–100
200Middle 30–70
158Entrenched 0–30
5Insufficient data not ranked

Members fall into . 5 representatives don’t have enough data yet and are marked “insufficient data”. Non-voting delegates are not counted. The bill is not before the House right now; these scores show where members would stand.

Key players in the House

Ranked by swing score, 0–100 · swing-v3, directional

: only movement toward the other party counts, so members who sit further from the center than their party no longer score as swing votes.

Bars show each input from 0 to 100: ideology gap, scorecard gap, , and the . is the seat’s partisan lean, and shows how much of the input data a score has.

Similar past votes, House

Earlier behind swing-v3’s input

Similar votes count toward swing-v3 in the House: total similarity weight 15.5 (needs 5.0).

H.R. 276 · May 8, 2025 · Roll call 121On PassageGulf of America Act
PassedSame bill×3.0
H.R. 4219 · Sep 14, 2026 · Roll call 656On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as AmendedNational Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act
PassedSame policy area×0.5
H.R. 5103 · Mar 25, 2026 · Roll call 461On PassageMake the District of Columbia Safe and Beautiful Act
PassedSame policy area×0.5
H.R. 556 · Mar 18, 2026 · Roll call 453On PassageProtecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act
PassedSame policy area×0.5
H.R. 4294 · Mar 17, 2026 · Roll call 448On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as AmendedMAWS Act
PassedSame policy area×0.5
H.R. 261 · Feb 11, 2026 · Roll call 427On PassageUndersea Cable Protection Act
PassedSame policy area×0.5
H.J.Res. 140 · Jan 21, 2026 · Roll call 398On PassageProviding for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to Public Land Order No. 7917 for Withdrawal of Federal Lands; Cook, Lake, and Saint Louis Counties, MN
PassedSame policy area×0.5
H.J.Res. 130 · Nov 18, 2025 · Roll call 293On PassageProviding for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to “Buffalo Field Office Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan Amendment”
PassedSame policy area×0.5

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H.J.Res. 105 · Sep 3, 2025 · Roll call 225On PassageProviding for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to “North Dakota Field Office Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan”
PassedSame policy area×0.5
H.J.Res. 106 · Sep 3, 2025 · Roll call 224On PassageProviding for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to “Central Yukon Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan”
PassedSame policy area×0.5
H.J.Res. 104 · Sep 3, 2025 · Roll call 223On PassageProviding for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to “Miles City Field Office Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan Amendment”
PassedSame policy area×0.5

Cosponsors

17 active

Show all 17 cosponsors

Andrew Ogles (R-TN-5)
Barry Moore (R-AL-1)
Brandon Gill (R-TX-26)
Brian Babin (R-TX-36)
Claudia Tenney (R-NY-24)
Eric Burlison (R-MO-7)
Mary E. Miller (R-IL-15)
Michael A. Rulli (R-OH-6)
Michael Lawler (R-NY-17)
Mike Collins (R-GA-10)
Mike Haridopolos (R-FL-8)
Randy K. Sr. Weber (R-TX-14)
Troy E. Nehls (R-TX-22)
W. Gregory Steube (R-FL-17)
Nicholas A. Langworthy (R-NY-23)
Daniel Webster (R-FL-11)
John J. McGuire (R-VA-5)

How the swing score works

Ideology gapHow far a member’s DW-NOMINATE voting score sits from their party’s median in the same chamber.

Scorecard gapHow far their Heritage Action and LCV ratings stray from their party’s average, using the groups’ votes on similar bills where available.

Cross-pressureHow strongly their district or state leans toward the other party, from our own computed partisan lean.

Similar votesHow often they voted against their own party on earlier roll calls about this bill or similar ones.

Committee bonusMembers of the committees handling the bill decide whether it moves, so they get a boost.

Cosponsor checkThe sponsor and active cosponsors have already committed, so they drop toward entrenched.

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Jared F. GoldenDemocrat · Maine 2nd · Lean R+4House Committee on Natural ResourcesWater, Wildlife and FisheriesOn the ballot
Ideology gap
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Committee
Broke with party on 31% of 25 similar votesTopic-matched scorecard: LCV
100Swing
ContactCall 202-225-6306 Website
2
Adam GrayDemocrat · California 13th · Lean R+1House Committee on Natural ResourcesWater, Wildlife and FisheriesOn the ballot
Ideology gap
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Cross-pressure
Similar votes
Committee
Broke with party on 29% of 16 similar votesTopic-matched scorecard: LCV
96Swing
ContactCall
3
Jennifer A. KiggansRepublican · Virginia 2nd · Lean EVENHouse Committee on Natural ResourcesWater, Wildlife and FisheriesOn the ballot
Ideology gap
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Cross-pressure
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Committee
Broke with party on 9% of 26 similar votesTopic-matched scorecard: LCV
94Swing
ContactCall
4
Susie LeeDemocrat · Nevada 3rd · Lean D+1House Committee on Natural ResourcesOn the ballot
Ideology gap
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Cross-pressure
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Committee
Broke with party on 9% of 26 similar votesTopic-matched scorecard: LCV
94Swing
ContactCall
5
Marie Gluesenkamp PerezDemocrat · Washington 3rd · Lean R+2On the ballot
Ideology gap
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Cross-pressure
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CommitteeNo committee seatBroke with party on 30% of 25 similar votesTopic-matched scorecard: LCV
93Swing
ContactCall 202-225-3536 Website
6
Brian K. FitzpatrickRepublican · Pennsylvania 1st · Lean D+1On the ballot
Ideology gap
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Cross-pressure
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CommitteeNo committee seatBroke with party on 37% of 26 similar votesTopic-matched scorecard: LCV
93Swing
ContactCall 202-225-4276 Website
7
Don BaconRepublican · Nebraska 2nd · Lean D+3On the ballot
Ideology gap
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Cross-pressure
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CommitteeNo committee seatBroke with party on 22% of 25 similar votesTopic-matched scorecard: LCV
91Swing
ContactCall 202-225-4155 Website
8
Henry CuellarDemocrat · Texas 28th · Lean R+2On the ballot
Ideology gap
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Cross-pressure
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CommitteeNo committee seatBroke with party on 30% of 25 similar votesTopic-matched scorecard: LCV
91Swing
ContactCall 202-225-1640 Website
9
Thomas H. KeanRepublican · New Jersey 7th · Lean EVENOn the ballot
Ideology gap
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Cross-pressure
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CommitteeNo committee seatBroke with party on 12% of 23 similar votesTopic-matched scorecard: LCV
90Swing
ContactCall 202-225-5361 Website
10
Donald G. DavisDemocrat · North Carolina 1st · Lean R+1On the ballot
Ideology gap
Scorecard gap
Cross-pressure
Similar votes
CommitteeNo committee seatBroke with party on 25% of 26 similar votesTopic-matched scorecard: LCV
88Swing
ContactCall 202-225-3101 Website