U.S. Senate · February 25, 2025
Roll call 92 · 119th Congress, session 1
S.J.Res. 11 — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management relating to "Protection of Marine Archaeological Resources".
The vote on whether to pass the joint resolution A joint resolution is a bill by another name: it goes to the other chamber and then to the President. Most of them are used to overturn a rule an agency has made.
Passed
54 yes 44 no
The Senate said yes · recorded as “Joint Resolution Passed”
Needed a simple majority — more than half of those voting.
What was being voted on
119-SJRES-11 — A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management relating to "Protection of Marine Archaeological Resources".
This joint resolution expresses congressional disapproval of a specific rule submitted by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management. The rule in question is titled ``Protection of Marine Archaeological Resources'' and was published in the Federal Register on September 3, 2024. By passing this resolution, Congress intends to strip the rule of any force or effect. This action is taken under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code.
