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This is a presidential proclamation (Proclamation 10894, signed February 9, 2025) — a formal, ceremonial declaration by the President. It names February 9, 2025, as the first “Gulf of America Day” and calls on officials and the public to mark the day with programs, ceremonies, and activities.
It creates a one-time commemorative day for a single date, February 9, 2025; it does not establish a recurring annual holiday, allocate funding, or require any agency action. The proclamation references an earlier action — Executive Order 14172 (“Restoring Names That Honor American Greatness”), signed January 20, 2025 — which directed the Secretary of the Interior, under 43 U.S.C. 364–364f, to rename the body of water previously called the Gulf of Mexico as the “Gulf of America.” That renaming covers the U.S. Continental Shelf area bordered by Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida, extending to the maritime boundaries with Mexico and Cuba. The proclamation itself commemorates that renaming rather than carrying it out. It was published in the Federal Register on February 12, 2025 (90 FR 9505).
The proclamation directly addresses public officials and the general public, whom it invites — but does not require — to observe the day. Because it is commemorative, it imposes no legal obligations, penalties, or deadlines on any person or organization.