SJRES 74 United States Senate · 119th Congress

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".

This joint resolution (SJRES 74) seeks congressional disapproval of an editorial update by the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) that would have changed references to the "Gulf of Mexico" to "Gulf of America" in pipeline safety regulations. It directly affects PHMSA's administrative documents, not actual safety rules or geographic names. The bill blocks this minor editorial change under standard congressional review procedures (Chapter 8 of Title 5, U.S. Code), preventing it from taking effect. The resolution specifically targets a May 2025 Federal Register notice (90 Fed. Reg. 21434) and does not alter pipeline safety requirements. This is purely a procedural matter to correct a document reference, with no impact on real-world operations or geography.
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