119th Congress · Senate bill · Last action Oct 1, 2025
S.J.Res. 87In CommitteePublic 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 "Restoring Names That Honor American Greatness: Gulf of America".
Sponsor: Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon (D-RI)Introduced Oct 1, 2025
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Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) sponsored this resolution to block a Bureau of Ocean Energy Management rule that changes names in the Gulf of Mexico to "Gulf of America." The resolution uses the Congressional Review Act process, which allows Congress to overturn federal regulations with a simple majority vote in both chambers.
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