Senate · Roll call 91 · Feb. 25, 2025

A vote to begin Senate consideration of S.J.Res. 11, which would overturn a Bureau of Ocean Energy Management rule on protecting marine archaeological resources.

Motion to Proceed Agreed to54–42 Procedural Party-line vote
Question
On the Motion to Proceed
Bill
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".
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YesNoPresentDid not vote
Each dot is one current member, in the same seat as on their member page, from most liberal (left) to most conservative (right). Color shows how they voted. Seats show current members. Members who have since left Congress appear in the list below.

How each party voted

Democrats
Yes 3 · No 40 · Did not vote 2
Republicans
Yes 51 · No 0 · Did not vote 2
Independent
Yes 0 · No 2

Most Democrats voted No (40 of 45).

Most Republicans voted Yes (51 of 53).

Party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides.

About this vote

A motion to proceed asks the Senate to formally take up a measure. Under the Congressional Review Act, Congress can overturn a federal agency's rule by passing a joint resolution of disapproval. This resolution would cancel a requirement that oil and gas lessees and operators submit an archaeological report with any exploration or development plan for the Outer Continental Shelf. The motion was agreed to.

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Summary by the Congressional Research Service

This joint resolution rescinds a requirement for lessees and operators to submit an archaeological report with any oil and gas exploration or development plan they submit to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) for approval of activities proposed on the Outer Continental Shelf.

How each member voted

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