SJRES-62 — 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 "North Dakota Field Office Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan".

YourVoice.Now SummaryEnvironmental ConcernsCorporate Benefits

This resolution would use the Congressional Review Act to overturn a Bureau of Land Management resource management plan for its North Dakota Field Office, issued in January 2025. That plan sets the rules for how federal land in North Dakota is used — covering everything from oil and gas leasing to grazing and wildlife habitat. Blocking it would prevent the plan from taking effect and bar the BLM from issuing a substantially similar plan. It's most relevant to North Dakota ranchers, energy producers, and communities near federal land.

Environmental Concerns

BLM North Dakota Field Office resource management plan — Nullified under the Congressional Review Act
Public-land availability for extraction — Acreage covered by the rescinded plan reopened to leasing and grazing
BLM authority to reissue a similar plan — Substantially similar rules barred under CRA

Corporate Benefits

Leasing access for oil, gas, and coal operators — North Dakota federal lands restored to broader extraction availability

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) 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 mines.

Legislative Subjects

Administrative law and regulatory proceduresDepartment of the InteriorLand use and conservationMiningNorth Dakota

Details

Congress: 119th
Chamber: Senate
Status: summarized
Action: Introduced in Senate
Action Date: 2025-07-10
Date Added: 2026-04-06
Source: Congress.gov →

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