CONGRESS FOR VOTERS

Senate Roll Call 632

119th Congress · Session 1 · December 4, 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-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.

This joint resolution provides for congressional disapproval of a specific rule. The rule was submitted by the Bureau of Land Management regarding the "Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Leasing Program Record of Decision." This record of decision was issued on December 9, 2024. The resolution also references a letter of opinion from the Government Accountability Office dated August 25, 2025. If passed, this resolution ensures the rule has no force or effect.

The Senate recorded this as
On the Joint Resolution H.J.Res. 131
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 "Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Leasing Program Record of Decision".
Result: Joint Resolution Passed
Needed a simple majority — more than half of those voting.
Yea: 49Nay: 45Not Voting: 6100 members
PartyYeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat D04203
Independent I0200
Republican R49103
Official record
How each member voted (100)
49 yea, 45 nay, 6 not voting