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".
Latest action · Nov 20, 2025 Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8395)
Progress
Where this resolution reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedOct 8, 2025
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
This joint resolution nullifies the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) on November 20, 2024, which amended the 2015 resource management plan (RMP) for the Buffalo Field Office in Wyoming to make no federal coal available for future leasing. Thus, the joint resolution requires the BLM to follow the 2015 RMP as it was before it was amended in 2024 and make coal available for leasing.
By way of background, the BLM developed the amendment to the plan in response to Western Organization of Resource Councils v. Bureau of Land Management. In that case, the court held that the BLM must evaluate the climate impacts of federal coal leasing in the Buffalo Field Office and include alternatives to limit or stop coal leasing in the evaluation in order to comply with the National Environmental Policy Act. After conducting the evaluation, the BLM amended the RMP and made BLM-managed coal resources in the Buffalo Field Office planning area unavailable for future leasing.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate 621 | On the Motion to Proceed S.J.Res. 89 | Motion to Proceed Agreed to51–47 | Nov 19, 2025 |
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Oct 8, 2025.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-WY | John Barrasso | Original | Oct 8, 2025 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Energy and Natural Resources Committee | Referred Oct 8, 2025Discharged Nov 18, 2025 |
Actions 7
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 20, 2025Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8395)
- Nov 19, 2025Motion to proceed to consideration of measure agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 47. Record Vote Number: 621.
- Nov 19, 2025Measure laid before Senate by motion.
- Nov 18, 2025Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources discharged, by petition, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 802(c).
- Nov 18, 2025Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 270.
- Oct 8, 2025Introduced in Senate
- Oct 8, 2025Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
In the Congressional Record 2
Days the Record’s own index lists this resolution, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S8395 | Thom Tillis R-NC | Nov 20, 2025 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S8213, S8216, S8217Motions S8217Recorded votes S8217motion to proceed | Cynthia M. Lummis R-WY (motion), John Barrasso R-WY, Martin Heinrich D-NM | Nov 19, 2025 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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. | Identical bill | Dec 11, 2025 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- 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".
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 18, 2025Placed on Calendar Senate
- Oct 8, 2025Introduced in Senate
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