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.

Where it stands

1. Introduced Done · Oct 8, 2025
2. Committee Done · Oct 8, 2025
3. Passed House Done · Nov 18, 2025
4. Passed Senate Done · Nov 20, 2025
5. President Done · Dec 3, 2025
6. Law Done · Dec 11, 2025

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Key points

What it changes

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Who it affects

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What it costs

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Where it stands

Became Public Law No: 119-51. (Dec 11, 2025)

What happens next

Nothing more is needed from Congress. It is now law.

Official 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.

Summary by the Congressional Research Service (Passed House version), via Congress.gov.

Recorded votes

1. SENATEFinal passageNov 20, 2025 · roll call 623

   On the Joint Resolution: Joint Resolution Passed (51–43)

   This vote decided whether the bill passes this chamber.
   Votes by party

   How each party voted on roll call 623

   Party	Yes	No	Present	Did not vote	Share voting Yes
   Democratic	0	41	0	4
   Republican	51	0	0	2
   Independent	0	2	0	0

   Party totals from the official roll call.

   Map: how each state voted

   All voted YesSplitAll voted NoNo Yes or No votes

   Each state is shaded by the share of its senators who voted Yes, out of those who voted Yes or No. Colors show the vote, not party.

   U.S. Senate roll call vote (data via Voteview, UCLA) ↗ — includes how every member voted

Vote types come from the official question text. How we label votes

Legislative history

1. Dec 11, 2025Became Public Law No: 119-51.
2. Dec 11, 2025Became Public Law No: 119-51.
3. Dec 11, 2025Signed by President.
4. Dec 11, 2025Signed by President.
5. Dec 3, 2025Presented to President.
6. Dec 3, 2025Presented to President.
7. Nov 20, 2025Message on Senate action sent to the House.
8. Nov 20, 2025Passed Senate without amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 43. Record Vote Number: 623. (consideration: CR S8249-8259; text: CR S8249)
9. Nov 20, 2025Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 43. Record Vote Number: 623.
10. Nov 20, 2025Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
11. Nov 19, 2025Received in the Senate, read twice.
12. Nov 18, 2025Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
13. Nov 18, 2025On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 214 - 212 (Roll no. 294). (text: CR H4746)
14. Nov 18, 2025Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 214 - 212 (Roll no. 294). (text: CR H4746)
15. Nov 18, 2025Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4759)
16. Nov 18, 2025POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H.J. Res. 130, the Chair put the question on passage of the joint resolution and by voice vote announced the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Huffman demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
17. Nov 18, 2025The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
18. Nov 18, 2025DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.J. Res. 130.
19. Nov 18, 2025Rule provides for consideration of S.J. Res. 80, H.J. Res. 130, H.J. Res. 131, H. Con. Res. 58, H.R. 1949, H.R. 3109, H.R. 5107 and H.R. 5214. The resolution provides for consideration of S.J. Res. 80, H.J. Res. 130, H.J. Res. 131, H. Con. Res. 58, H.R. 1949, H.R. 3109, H.R. 5107, and H.R. 5214 under a closed rule with one hour of general debate on each measure. The resolution also provides for one motion to recommit on H.J. Res. 130, H.J. Res. 131, H.R. 1949, H.R. 3109, H.R. 5107, and H.R. 5214, and one motion to commit S.J. Res. 80.
20. Nov 18, 2025Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 879. (consideration: CR H4746-4750)
21. Nov 17, 2025Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 879 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of S.J. Res. 80, H.J. Res. 130, H.J. Res. 131, H. Con. Res. 58, H.R. 1949, H.R. 3109, H.R. 5107 and H.R. 5214. The resolution provides for consideration of S.J. Res. 80, H.J. Res. 130, H.J. Res. 131, H. Con. Res. 58, H.R. 1949, H.R. 3109, H.R. 5107, and H.R. 5214 under a closed rule with one hour of general debate on each measure. The resolution also provides for one motion to recommit on H.J. Res. 130, H.J. Res. 131, H.R. 1949, H.R. 3109, H.R. 5107, and H.R. 5214, and one motion to commit S.J. Res. 80.
22. Oct 8, 2025Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
23. Oct 8, 2025Introduced in House
24. Oct 8, 2025Introduced in House