{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://patronis.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-patronis-introduces-legislation-to-rename-lake-ontario-lake-america", "Congressman Patronis Introduces Legislation to Rename Lake Ontario \u2018Lake America\u2019", "2026-08-31", "2026", "2026-08", "Republican", "House", "FL", "Jimmy Patronis", "P000622", "patronis.house.gov", "patronis", "https://patronis.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 Today, Congressman Jimmy Patronis (R-FL) introduced the Lake America Act, legislation to officially rename Lake Ontario to Lake America. The legislation follows President Trump\u2019s official renaming of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America, a change that was met with strong support across Northwest Florida.\n\n\u201cPresident Trump put America back on the map. Now we\u2019re putting America on Lake Ontario,\u201d said Congressman Patronis. \u201cCanada can call it whatever they want, but here in America, I say we call it Lake America. I\u2019m a proud American, and I\u2019ve always believed there\u2019s nothing wrong with a little more American pride. So I figured, why stop at the Gulf? Lake America sounds a whole lot better.\u201d\n\nThe Lake America Act would:\n\nRename Lake Ontario as \u201cLake America.\u201d\n\nReplace references to Lake Ontario with \u201cLake America\u201d across federal laws, maps, regulations, and official records.\n\nDirect the Secretary of the Interior and U.S. Board on Geographic Names to oversee implementation.\n\nRequire federal agencies to update their maps and documents within 180 days.\n\nCongressman Patronis continued, \u201cRepresenting Florida\u2019s First Congressional District, including Destin and Pensacola, I saw firsthand the pride and patriotism that came with the Gulf of America. I love that energy, and I think this is another opportunity to build on it. This is another tool in President Trump\u2019s toolbox to put America First and restore pride in our great country.\u201d\n\nTo view the Lake America Act click here.\n\n###", 1, "2026-09-01T09:48:49Z", "2026-09-01T09:49:51Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://patronis.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-patronis-introduces-legislation-to-rename-lake-ontario-lake-america"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.9107920341193676, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}