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A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration relating to "Pipeline Safety: Editorial Change To Reflect the Name Change of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America".

USA119th CongressSJRES-74| Senate 
| Updated: 8/1/2025
Sheldon Whitehouse

Sheldon Whitehouse

Democratic Senator

Rhode Island

Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
This joint resolution seeks to exercise congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, targeting a specific rule issued by the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) . The PHMSA rule, titled "Pipeline Safety: Editorial Change To Reflect the Name Change of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America," proposes an editorial alteration within pipeline safety regulations. If passed, this resolution would nullify the PHMSA rule, ensuring it has no force or effect and preventing the proposed renaming from taking place.
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Timeline
Aug 1, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Aug 1, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
  • August 1, 2025
    Introduced in Senate


  • August 1, 2025
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Transportation and Public Works

A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration relating to "Pipeline Safety: Editorial Change To Reflect the Name Change of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America".

USA119th CongressSJRES-74| Senate 
| Updated: 8/1/2025
This joint resolution seeks to exercise congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, targeting a specific rule issued by the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) . The PHMSA rule, titled "Pipeline Safety: Editorial Change To Reflect the Name Change of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America," proposes an editorial alteration within pipeline safety regulations. If passed, this resolution would nullify the PHMSA rule, ensuring it has no force or effect and preventing the proposed renaming from taking place.
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Timeline
Aug 1, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Aug 1, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
  • August 1, 2025
    Introduced in Senate


  • August 1, 2025
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Sheldon Whitehouse

Sheldon Whitehouse

Democratic Senator

Rhode Island

Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee

Transportation and Public Works

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted