119th Congress (2025–2027) · Senate joint resolution · Sponsor: Sen. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY]
A 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".
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Roll-call votes | 1 |
| Chamber | Senate |
| Latest vote | 2025-11-19: Motion to Proceed Agreed to (51-47) |
| Latest action | 2025-11-20: Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8395) |
| Policy area | Public Lands and Natural Resources |
| Official record | Congress.gov |
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.
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures, Coal, Congressional oversight, Department of the Interior, Mining, Wyoming
Every recorded vote on this bill, newest first, with a link to the official tally. Member-by-member positions are on each member’s profile.
| Date | Chamber | Question | Result | Yea | Nay | Not voting | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-19 | Senate | On the Motion to Proceed S. J. Res. 89 | Motion to Proceed Agreed to (51-47) | 50 | 46 | 2 | Official tally |
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SJRES89 (A 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…) was introduced in the 119th Congress (2025–2027) by Sen. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY].
On 2025-11-20: Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8395)
1 recorded vote in the 119th Congress. The most recent, on 2025-11-19, was "On the Motion to Proceed S.J.Res. 89": Motion to Proceed Agreed to (51-47).
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