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H.J. Res. 62 119th Congress House

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…

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Official title: 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".

Introduced: February 26, 2025 Introduced by: Mike Ezell Republican · Mississippi See on congress.gov
Public Lands and Natural Resources
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Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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. 

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 Lobbying activity 8

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

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Higgins, Clay
Louisiana · Mar 5, 2025
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Bice, Stephanie I.
Oklahoma · Mar 3, 2025
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 62: 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".. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HJRES-62/
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"H.J. Res. 62: 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".." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HJRES-62/.
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H.J. Res. 62, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HJRES-62/.
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[H.J. Res. 62: 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".](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HJRES-62/)
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