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HJRES 62 · in committee · significant

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".

What this bill does

  • This joint resolution cancels a rule requiring oil and gas operators to submit archaeological reports before drilling on federal ocean leases.
  • Oil and gas companies conducting exploration or development on the Outer Continental Shelf are affected by this change.
  • The rule took effect September 3, 2024, and this resolution uses congressional disapproval to nullify it without additional cost.

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  1. 01

    How would removing archaeological reporting requirements affect the ability to protect or study significant historical sites on the ocean floor before drilling begins?

  2. 02

    What trade-offs exist between streamlining permitting timelines for oil and gas operations and maintaining documentation of potential marine archaeological resources?

  3. 03

    Which stakeholders—including Indigenous groups, historians, energy companies, and coastal communities—have the most at stake in whether this archaeological reporting rule remains in effect?

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Mike Ezell

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-02-26 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

  2. 2025-02-26 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  3. 2025-02-26 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

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