Bill · H.J.Res. 130· House(119-HJRES-130)
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.
- Introduced
- 10/8/2025
- Last activity
- 12/11/2025 — Became Public Law No: 119-51.
- Sponsored by
- Harriet Hageman
- Cosponsors
- - 1 - 0
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To President
- Became Law
What this bill would do
This joint resolution uses the Congressional Review Act to officially disapprove of a specific rule. The rule in question is the Bureau of Land Management's "Buffalo Field Office Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan Amendment." Because of this resolution, that rule will no longer have any force or effect. The text notes the rule was issued on November 20, 2024. It also mentions a Government Accountability Office letter of opinion from September 18, 2025.
Yes
Does this invest in rural communities?+5
The resolution overturns a Bureau of Land Management resource management plan affecting the Buffalo Field Office area, which may impact local rural land use and development.
Does this better protect public land such as parks and forests?+5
The legislation exercises congressional disapproval to void a specific Bureau of Land Management resource management plan.
Would people in rural areas be better off under this?+5
Overturning the Buffalo Field Office resource management plan affects local land use decisions that directly impact rural stakeholders.
The opposite
Does this give the federal government more power?-5
The joint resolution uses the Congressional Review Act to block and invalidate a federal agency rule, asserting legislative oversight over executive branch rulemaking.
What Congress actually voted on
2 recorded votes have been taken on this bill.
- The House: the vote on whether to pass the billPassed 214–212
This is the real decision in this chamber. Passing here sends the bill to the other chamber, which must pass it too before it can go to the President.
11/18/2025 · Roll call 294 · recorded as “On Passage”
- The Senate: the vote on whether to pass the joint resolutionJoint Resolution Passed 51–43
A joint resolution is a bill by another name: it goes to the other chamber and then to the President. Most of them are used to overturn a rule an agency has made.
11/20/2025 · Roll call 623 · recorded as “On the Joint Resolution H.J.Res. 130”
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
- Holding agencies accountable: The text explicitly voids a rule issued by the Bureau of Land Management regarding the Buffalo Field Office Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan Amendment. If you believe this specific plan was wrong for the public, stopping it ensures that federal agencies do not have the final say without congressional oversight.
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- Based on the provided text, there are no specific sections or provisions identified that outline negative consequences or burdens for individuals or groups of people.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Environment Energy And Infrastructure
- Improves Public Land Management+5Improves Rural Development+5
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Rural Residents+5
- Governance And Ideology
- Increases Federal Power-5
- Public Law(12/12/2025)
The text as it became law
- Enrolled Bill
The final version, on its way to the President
- 12/11/2025
- Signed by President.
- Became Public Law No: 119-51.
- 12/3/2025
- Presented to President.
- 11/20/2025
- Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
- Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 43. Record Vote Number: 623.
- Passed Senate without amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 43. Record Vote Number: 623. (consideration: CR S8249-8259; text: CR S8249)
- Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- 11/19/2025
- Received in the Senate, read twice.
- 11/18/2025
- Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 214 - 212 (Roll no. 294). (text: CR H4746)
- On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 214 - 212 (Roll no. 294). (text: CR H4746)
- Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4759)
- POSTPONED 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.
- The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
- DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.J. Res. 130.
- 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.
- Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 879. (consideration: CR H4746-4750)
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 11/17/2025
- Rules 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.
- 10/8/2025
- Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
- Introduced in House
2 bills Congress.gov lists as related to this one — companions in the other chamber, earlier versions, and bills this one absorbed or was folded into.
- 119-SJRES-89: 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".
- 119-HRES-879: Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (S.J. Res. 80) 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 National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska Integrated Activity Plan Record of Decision; providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 130) 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; providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 131) 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 Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Leasing Program Record of Decision; providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 58) denouncing the horrors of socialism; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1949) to repeal restrictions on the export and import of natural gas; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3109) to require the Secretary of Energy to direct the National Petroleum Council to issue a report with respect to petrochemical refineries in the United States, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5107) to repeal the Comprehensive Policing and Justice Reform Amendment Act of 2022 enacted by the District of Columbia Council; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5214) to require mandatory pretrial and post conviction detention for crimes of violence and dangerous crimes and require mandatory cash bail for certain offenses that pose a threat to public safety or order in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes; and for other purposes.
Mary MillerRepublican · Illinois