阿拉巴马州立法者将墨西哥湾改名为美洲湾, 援引特朗普行政命令, 要求州在10月前通过。 Alabama lawmakers advance bill to rename Gulf of Mexico to Gulf of America, citing a Trump executive order and requiring state adoption by October.

阿拉巴马众议院通过了一项法案,将墨西哥湾重新命名为美洲湾,要求州和地方实体在10月1日之前在官方材料中采用新名称。 The Alabama House of Representatives passed a bill to rename the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America, requiring state and local entities to adopt the new name in official materials by October 1. 该法案由R-Hayden的Rep. David Dandridge赞助,援引特朗普总统2025年的一项行政命令,要求联邦机构和主要制图部门已经使用新名称。 Sponsored by Rep. David Standridge, R-Hayden, the bill cites a 2025 executive order by President Trump and claims federal agencies and major mapping services already use the new name. 它授权学校停止教授旧名称,但允许在历史背景中使用学术用词。 It mandates schools to stop teaching the old name, though academic use for historical context is permitted. 该法案通过74-30,现在提交参议院,批评者质疑其必要性、永久性和范围。 The bill passed 74-30 and now moves to the Senate, with critics questioning its necessity, permanence, and scope.