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…

Summary

This joint resolution nullifies the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) on November 20, 2024, which amended the 2015 resource management plan (RMP) for the Buffalo Field Office in Wyoming to make no federal coal available for future leasing. Thus, the joint resolution requires the BLM to follow the 2015 RMP as it was before it was amended in 2024 and make coal available for leasing. By way of background, the BLM developed the amendment to the plan in response to Western Organization of Resource Councils v. Bureau of Land Management. In that case, the court held that the BLM must evaluate the climate impacts of federal coal leasing in the Buffalo Field Office and include alternatives to limit or stop coal leasing in the evaluation in order to comply with the National Environmental Policy Act. After conducting the evaluation, the BLM amended the RMP and made BLM-managed coal resources in the Buffalo Field Office planning area unavailable for future leasing.

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House Committee on Natural Resources · U.S. House of Representatives

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Related bills

• S.J.Res. 89A joint resolution 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 "Buffalo Field Office Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan Amendment".Identical bill, public law contains the text
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Full history

1. Dec 11, 2025

   Enacted

   Became Public Law No: 119-51.

2. Dec 11, 2025

   Enacted

   Became Public Law No: 119-51.

   U.S. House

3. Dec 11, 2025

   Signed

   Signed by President.

   President

4. Dec 3, 2025

   Sent to the executive

   Presented to President.

   President

5. Nov 20, 2025

   Message on Senate Action Sent to the House.

   Message on Senate action sent to the House.

   U.S. Senate

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