This joint resolution would disapprove a rule submitted by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code. The rule is titled "Restoring Names That Honor American Greatness: Gulf of America" and was published at 90 Fed. Reg. 24066 (June 6, 2025). The resolution says Congress disapproves the rule and that the rule "shall have no force or effect." The resolution was introduced in the Senate by Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, read twice, and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
If this resolution is enacted, the specific BOEM rule named in the text would be nullified and would not take effect. No publicly available information about who would be directly affected or what specific changes the BOEM rule would have made is included in the provided materials.
No publicly available information about costs or budget effects is included in the provided materials.
The provided materials show the resolution was introduced by Senator Sheldon Whitehouse and seeks to disapprove the named BOEM rule. No publicly available information on proponents' stated reasons or detailed arguments is included in the provided materials.
No publicly available information on opponents' views or detailed arguments is included in the provided materials.