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".
- government reform
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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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
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How would removing archaeological reporting requirements affect the ability to protect or study significant historical sites on the ocean floor before drilling begins?
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What trade-offs exist between streamlining permitting timelines for oil and gas operations and maintaining documentation of potential marine archaeological resources?
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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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Sponsor · R-MS-4
Mike Ezell
Citizen cosponsors
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2/ 435
House Reps cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-02-26
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Legislative timeline
2025-02-26 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
2025-02-26 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2025-02-26 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House

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