CONGRESS FOR VOTERS

Senate Roll Call 84

119th Congress · Session 2 · April 16, 2026

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-140 — 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 Public Land Order No. 7917 for Withdrawal of Federal Lands; Cook, Lake, and Saint Louis Counties, MN.

This joint resolution addresses a specific rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management. The rule involves Public Land Order No. 7917 regarding the withdrawal of federal lands. These lands are located in Cook, Lake, and Saint Louis Counties, MN. This resolution provides for congressional disapproval of that specific rule. As a result of this disapproval, the rule shall have no force or effect.

The Senate recorded this as
On the Joint Resolution H.J.Res. 140
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 Public Land Order No. 7917 for Withdrawal of Federal Lands; Cook, Lake, and Saint Louis Counties, MN.
Result: Joint Resolution Passed
Needed a simple majority — more than half of those voting.
Yea: 50Nay: 49Not Voting: 1100 members
PartyYeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democrat D04500
Independent I0200
Republican R50201
Official record
How each member voted (100)
50 yea, 49 nay, 1 not voting