Two bills involving renaming the “Gulf of Mexico” as the “Gulf of America” passed the Florida House on Thursday.

This is not an April Fools’ joke. The “Gulf of America” bill, SB 1058, was favored by the Rules Committee on Monday.

A Florida state senator from Sarasota proposed renaming the ... Yes – at least, according to the U.S. federal government and ...

A Florida state senator from Sarasota proposed ... Yes – at least, according to the U.S. federal government and Google Maps. Other countries are still referring to the body of water as the ...