Using the Congressional Review Act — a tool that lets Congress overturn federal agency rules — this resolution would block a Bureau of Land Management plan for its Miles City Field Office in Montana. The plan, issued in November 2024, governs how federal land in that area is managed, including decisions about grazing, energy development, and conservation. If passed, the plan would be nullified and could not be reissued in a similar form. This matters most to ranchers, energy companies, and outdoor recreation users in eastern Montana who rely on BLM-managed public land.
Congressional Summary
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) Amendment for the Miles City Field Office in Montana and issued on November 20, 2024. By way of background, such an amendment revises an RMP, which guides the management of lands administered by BLM. This Miles City Field Office RMP Amendment made no acres available for coal leasing and 1,745,040 acres unavailable for further consideration for coal leasing.
Details
- Congress
- 119th
- Chamber
- Senate
- Status
- summarized
- Action
- Introduced in Senate
- Action Date
- 2025-07-10
- Date Added
- 2026-04-06