A new House GOP-led bill aims to rename the coastal waters immediately surrounding the U.S. as the 'Donald John Trump Exclusive Economic Zone.'
FIRST ON FOX: A House GOP lawmaker is spearheading an effort to name the United States’ coastal waterways after former President Trump. Rep. Greg Steube, R-Fla., is introducing a bill on Friday to rename the immediate waters surrounding the U.S., called the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone , as the 'Donald John Trump Exclusive Economic Zone of the United States.' If passed, it would mandate the name change on any applicable laws, maps, documents and other records.
An EEZ refers to waterways immediately off a country’s coast where it can claim sole rights for fishing, drilling and other activities. The U.S. has the largest EEZ in the world at 4,383,000 square miles. Steube told Fox News Digital that Trump 'cares about the strength and resilience of our oceans.
It’s the second bill proposed this year to name an internationally used entity after Trump. CLICK TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP Rep. Guy Reschenthaler, R-Pa., introduced a bill in April to rename Washington-Dulles International Airport to the Donald J. Trump International Airport. A few days later, a group of Democrats responded with legislation to change the name of the federal prison in Miami to the Donald J. Trump Federal Correctional Institution.
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