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This joint resolution is a Congressional action to invalidate a rule proposed by the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) that would have renamed the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America. Specifically, the resolution uses a mechanism under Chapter 8 of Title 5 of the United States Code, which allows Congress to review and potentially nullify administrative rules and regulations. In this case, Congress is formally declaring that the PHMSA's proposed editorial change will not be allowed to take effect, and the rule will have no legal force or standing. The resolution was introduced in the context of a specific federal register notice (90 Fed. Reg. 21434) dated May 20, 2025, and represents a direct congressional intervention to prevent an administrative name change that Congress apparently does not support.

Transportation and Infrastructure

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-joint-resolution/74/all-info