House Republicans on Thursday approved a bill to rename the Gulf of Mexico the “Gulf of America,” the first step in codifying one of the executive orders President Trump signed on Inauguration Day.

The chamber cleared the legislation — titled the “Gulf of America Act” — in a 211-206 vote, sending it to the Senate for consideration, where its future looks dim. At least seven Democrats would need to join all Republicans in supporting the legislation for it to pass, an unlikely scenario.

For now, however, Republicans are touting House passage of the measure as a victory for Trump’s agenda and his “America first” mantra. In a sign of the excitement among Republicans, Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) displayed a large sign outside his office depicting a map with the “Gulf of America” label.

“Names matter,” Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.), who sponsored the legislation,........

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