119th Congress · House

Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to "North Dakota Field Office Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan".

Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures · Department of the Interior · Land use and conservation · Mining · North Dakota · Public Lands and Natural Resources

In plain language

House joint resolution in the 119th Congress.
Nullifies the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) relating to the Record of Decision.
House passed it on Sep 4, 2025 (substantive).

Official summary (Congressional Research Service)

This joint resolution nullifies the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) relating to the Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan (RMP) for the North Dakota Field Office and issued on January 8, 2025. By way of background, an RMP guides the management of lands administered by BLM. The 2025 North Dakota RMP modified the 1988 RMP, including by limiting development of oil and gas in low-potential areas and new coal leasing to areas within four miles of existing mines.

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Roll-call votes on this measure

substantiveSep 4, 2025 · House · Passed
On Passage — H J RES 105 — Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to “North Dakota Field Office Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan”
proceduralOct 8, 2025 · Senate · Motion to Proceed Agreed to
On the Motion to Proceed — Motion to Proceed to H. J. Res. 105
substantiveOct 9, 2025 · Senate · Joint Resolution Passed
On the Joint Resolution — H. J. Res. 105