CONGRESS FOR VOTERS

Senate Roll Call 91

119th Congress · Session 1 · February 25, 2025

A vote on whether to start debating something

This decides only whether the chamber takes the measure up at all. Nothing about the measure itself has been decided when it passes.

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.

The Senate recorded this as
On the Motion to Proceed 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".
Result: Motion to Proceed Agreed to
Needed a simple majority — more than half of those voting.
Yea: 54Nay: 42Not Voting: 4100 members
PartyYeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat D34002
Independent I0200
Republican R51002
Official record
How each member voted (100)
54 yea, 42 nay, 4 not voting