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S.J.Res. 11

U.S. Senate•Passed

Summary

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"”, was introduced in the Senate on Feb 4, 2025 by Sen. John Kennedy (R) with 2 co-sponsors. It last saw action on Mar 14, 2025: Became Public Law No: 119-3. It is now Public Law 119-3.

Record

Text

S.J.Res. 11 has 2 co-sponsors and 3 roll calls.

sjr11/enrolled.txt
SJ 11 ENR: 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”.
 U.S. Senate
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
     One Hundred Nineteenth Congress of the United States of America
     1st Session
     Begun and held at the City of Washington on Friday, the third day of January, two thousand and twenty five
     S. J. RES. 11
     IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
     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 .
That Congress disapproves the rule submitted by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management relating to  Protection of Marine Archaeological Resources  (89 Fed. Reg. 71160 (September 3, 2024)), and such rule shall have no force or effect.
  Speaker of the House of Representatives  Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-02-04
  2. Passed Senate2025-02-25
  3. Passed House2025-03-06
  4. Conference
  5. To President2025-03-10
  6. Became Law2025-03-14

CRS Summary

The summaries are the Congressional Research Service’s, one per stage. Read them in full.

Public Law Mar 14, 2025

sjr11/public-law.md

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Public Law (03/14/2025)

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. (An archaeological report identifies material remains of human life or activities that are at least 50 years old and that are of archaeological interest.)

Specifically, the joint resolution nullifies BOEM's final rule titled Protection of Marine Archaeological Resources and published on September 3, 2024.

Nullifying this rule requires BOEM to reinstate regulations that were previously in effect and authorized BOEM to require an archaeological report only if a BOEM regional director has reason to believe that an archaeological resource may be present in the lease area.

Introduced in Senate Feb 4, 2025

sjr11/introduced-in-senate.md

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Introduced in Senate (02/04/2025)

This joint resolution nullifies the final rule issued by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) titled Protection of Marine Archaeological Resources and published on September 3, 2024.

The rule requires operators and lessees conducting oil and gas exploration or development on the Outer Continental Shelf and that are seeking BOEM approval for such activities to also provide BOEM with an archaeological report for the area of potential effects. The report must identify potential archaeological resources (material remains of human life or activities that are at least 50 years old and that are of archaeological interest) on the sea floor. The rule modified regulations that only required such a report when a BOEM regional director has reason to believe that an archaeological resource may be present in the lease area.

Sponsors

Sen. John Kennedy (R) sponsors S.J.Res. 11, and 2 members have co-sponsored it, 1 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

S.J.Res. 11 went before 1 committee: Energy and Natural Resources.

Energy and Natural Resources
Energy and Natural Resources
Discharged From · Feb 24, 2025 · 314 Bills

Actions

S.J.Res. 11 has taken 22 actions since Feb 4, 2025, the latest on Mar 14, 2025.

ChamberAction
Mar 14, 2025
Senate
Signed by President.
Mar 14, 2025
Senate
Became Public Law No: 119-3.
Mar 10, 2025
Senate
Presented to President.
Mar 6, 202509:15
House
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 177. (consideration: CR H1014-1019)
Mar 6, 202509:15
House
Rule provides for consideration of H.J. Res. 42, H.J. Res. 61 and S.J. Res. 11. The resolution provides for consideration of H.J. Res. 42, H.J. Res. 61, and S.J. Res. 11 under a closed rule with one of general debate on each measure. The resolution also provides for one motion to recommit on H.J. Res. 42 and H.J. Res. 61 and one motion to commit on S.J. Res. 11.

Votes

S.J.Res. 11 went to 3 roll calls across both chambers, the latest on Mar 6, 2025 at 221–202.

ChamberQuestion
Yea
Nay
Mar 6, 2025
House
On Passage
221
202
Feb 25, 2025
Senate
On the Joint Resolution
54
44
Feb 25, 2025
Senate
On the Motion to Proceed
54
42

2 bills are related to S.J.Res. 11.

HJRES 62Providing 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".Feb 26, 2025 · Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. · Public law contains the textHRES 177Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 42) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Energy relating to "Energy Conservation Program for Appliance Standards: Certification Requirements, Labeling Requirements, and Enforcement Provisions for Certain Consumer Products and Commercial Equipment"; providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 61) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Rubber Tire Manufacturing"; and providing for consideration of the joint resolution (S.J. Res. 11) 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".Mar 4, 2025 · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. · Procedurally related

Titles

S.J.Res. 11 goes by 2 titles.

  • 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". — Display Title
  • 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". — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

6 clients hired 6 firms and 134 registered lobbyists who named S.J.Res. 11 in 12 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Budget/Appropriations, Energy/Nuclear, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Environment/Superfund, Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities, Government Issues, Trade (domestic/foreign), Civil Rights/Civil Liberties.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.—District of Columbia16—
AMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE—District of Columbia12—
AMERICAN CULTURAL RESOURCES ASSNTrade associationDistrict of Columbia11$15K
EARTHJUSTICE ACTIONnonprofit advocacy organizationDistrict of Columbia11—
LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS—District of Columbia11—
SOCIETY FOR AMERICAN ARCHAEOLOGY—District of Columbia11—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.16—
AMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE12—
AGORA CONSULTING, LLC11$15K
EARTHJUSTICE ACTION11—
LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS11—
SOCIETY FOR AMERICAN ARCHAEOLOGY11—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 134.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
ABELARDO TORRES116
ALEXA BRANSON116
ANDREA PORWOLL116
ASHLEY GUM116
BRADLEY WATTS116
BRINCE MANNING116
BROOKE MILLER116
CASSIA CARVALHO116
CHAD WHITEMAN116
CHANTEL SHEAKS116
CHRISTOPHER CRENSHAW116
CHRISTOPHER EYLER116
CHRISTOPHER GUITH116
CHRISTOPHER ROBERTI116
CLARK JACKSON116
DAN BYERS116
ERIN DELANEY116
ESPERANZA JELALIAN116
FOXHALL PARKER116
GARY LITMAN116

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.2026 first_quarter$19.8M1st Quarter - Amendme…
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.2026 first_quarter$19.8M1st Quarter - Report
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.2025 second_quarter$19.3M2nd Quarter - Report
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.2025 fourth_quarter$18M4th Quarter - Report
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.2026 second_quarter$17M2nd Quarter - Report
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.2025 third_quarter$13.7M3rd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTEAMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE2025 second_quarter$2.1M2nd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTEAMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE2025 first_quarter$1.9M1st Quarter - Report
LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERSLEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS2025 first_quarter$170K1st Quarter - Report
EARTHJUSTICE ACTIONEARTHJUSTICE ACTION2025 first_quarter$92.6K1st Quarter - Report
AMERICAN CULTURAL RESOURCES ASSNAGORA CONSULTING, LLC2025 second_quarter$15K2nd Quarter - Report
SOCIETY FOR AMERICAN ARCHAEOLOGYSOCIETY FOR AMERICAN ARCHAEOLOGY2025 first_quarter—1st Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S.J.Res. 11 under Public Lands and Natural Resources, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 5 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S.J.Res. 11’s is Public Lands and Natural Resources.

sjres11/policy-areas.txt
Public Lands and Natural ResourcesAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Legislative Subjects

S.J.Res. 11 carries 5 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Administrative law and regulatory procedures to Oil and gas.

sjres11/subjects.txt
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresArchaeology and anthropologyHistorical and cultural resourcesMarine and coastal resources, fisheriesOil and gas

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com