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S.J.Res. 11119th CongressPublic Lands and Natural Resources
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".
Sponsored by Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) · 2 active : 2 Republicans
Latest action: Became Public Law No: 119-3.
Where it standsBecame law7 senators score as swing votes
Became law
- Senate: passedFeb 25, 2025
- House: passedMar 6, 2025
- President: Signed into lawMar 14, 2025
Summary
, via Congress.govThis joint resolution rescinds a requirement for lessees and operators to submit an archaeological report with any oil and gas exploration or development plan they submit to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) for approval of activities proposed on the Outer Continental Shelf. (An archaeological report identifies material remains of human life or activities that are at least 50 years old and that are of archaeological interest.)
Specifically, the joint resolution nullifies BOEM's final rule titled
Protection of Marine Archaeological
Resources
and published on September 3, 2024.
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Nullifying this rule requires BOEM to reinstate regulations that were previously in effect and authorized BOEM to require an archaeological report only if a BOEM regional director has reason to believe that an archaeological resource may be present in the lease area.
How the projections held up
Each member’s recorded vote compared with their swing projection from before the vote. A member by voting against most of their own party.
House
On PassagePassed221 yea, 202 nayMarch 6, 2025 · Roll call 61
| BandBand before the vote | VotedVoted yea or nay | BrokeBroke with party | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swing | 32 | 6 | 19% |
| Middle | 199 | 1 | 1% |
| Entrenched | 184 | 3 | 2% |
| All |
Committees and subjects
Committees
- Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources · SenateDischarged from · Referred to
Subjects
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Archaeology and anthropology
- Historical and cultural resources
- Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
- Oil and gas
How the Senate breaks down
- 7Swing 70–100
- 63Middle 30–70
- 30Entrenched 0–30
Members fall into . All 100 senators have enough data to score.
Key players in the Senate
Ranked by swing score, 0–100 · swing-v2Bars show each input from 0 to 100: ideology gap, scorecard gap, . is the seat’s partisan lean, and shows how much of the input data a score has. Where the Senate has voted, each member’s appears with the projection made before it.
Similar past votes, Senate
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Cosponsors
2 activeShow all 2 cosponsors
- Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS)
- Mike Crapo (R-ID)
How the swing score works
Ideology gapHow far a member’s DW-NOMINATE voting score sits from their party’s median in the same chamber.
Scorecard gapHow far their Heritage Action and LCV ratings stray from their party’s average, using the groups’ votes on similar bills where available.
Cross-pressureHow strongly their district or state leans toward the other party, from our own computed partisan lean.
Similar votesHow often they voted against their own party on earlier roll calls about this bill or similar ones.
Committee bonusMembers of the committees handling the bill decide whether it moves, so they get a boost.
Cosponsor checkThe sponsor and active cosponsors have already committed, so they drop toward entrenched.
