Joint Resolution Passed in the Senate on October 9, 2025 · 49 Yea, 45 Nay, 5 Not Voting
Question: On the Joint Resolution H.J.Res. 105
In plain English: Congress is voting to block a new plan from the Bureau of Land Management that would change how oil, gas, and coal are managed in North Dakota. This plan, issued in January 2025, would limit oil and gas development in certain areas and restrict new coal mining.
This joint resolution nullifies the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) relating to the Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan (RMP) for the North Dakota Field Office and issued on January 8, 2025. By way of background, an RMP guides the management of lands administered by BLM. The 2025 North Dakota RMP modified the 1988 RMP, including by limiting development of oil and gas in low-potential areas and new coal leasing to areas within four miles of existing mi…