CONGRESS FOR VOTERS

Senate Roll Call 556

119th Congress · Session 1 · October 8, 2025

The vote on whether to pass the joint resolution

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.

What was being voted on

119-HJRES-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".

This joint resolution aims to disapprove a specific rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management. The rule concerns the "North Dakota Field Office Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan." This plan was issued on January 14, 2025. A letter of opinion from the Government Accountability Office concluded that this plan qualifies as a rule under the Congressional Review Act. By passing this resolution, Congress intends to ensure the rule has no force or effect.

The Senate recorded this as
On the Joint Resolution H.J.Res. 105
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 "North Dakota Field Office Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan".
Result: Joint Resolution Passed
Needed a simple majority — more than half of those voting.
Yea: 50Nay: 45Not Voting: 5100 members
PartyYeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat D04302
Independent I0200
Republican R50003
Official record
How each member voted (100)
50 yea, 45 nay, 5 not voting