CONGRESS FOR VOTERS

Senate Roll Call 92

119th Congress · Session 1 · February 25, 2025

The vote on whether to pass the joint resolution

A joint resolution is a bill by another name: it goes to the other chamber and then to the President. Most of them are used to overturn a rule an agency has made.

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 Joint Resolution 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: Joint Resolution Passed
Needed a simple majority — more than half of those voting.
Yea: 54Nay: 44Not Voting: 2100 members
PartyYeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat D34200
Independent I0200
Republican R51002
Official record
How each member voted (100)
54 yea, 44 nay, 2 not voting