H.Res. 377House simple resolution · 119th CongressIn progress3 votes from flippingCongress

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.

Sponsored byAustin ScottR-GA-8Introduced May 5, 2025Full text on congress.gov ↗

Latest action (May 6, 2025) Motion to reconsider Agreed to without objection.

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Face Value

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What Congress did

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  • On Agreeing to the Resolutiondecisive vote

    House · May 6, 2025

    Whether to adopt the resolution itself.

    213209

    Passed

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  • On

    House · May 6, 2025

    A procedural vote to cut off debate and amendments. It sounds neutral; in practice it's a vote about who controls what happens next.

    206200

    Passed

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