119th Congress · Senate bill · Last action Oct 28, 2025
S.J.Res. 93In 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 Safety and Environmental Enforcement relating to "Restoration of Names That Honor American Greatness; Gulf of America".
Sponsor: Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon (D-RI)Introduced Oct 28, 2025
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Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) introduced this joint resolution to block a Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement rule that restores names honoring American greatness to the Gulf of Mexico, reversing a previous name change to "Gulf of America." The measure uses the congressional disapproval process under federal law to overturn the rule.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
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