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Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule of the Bureau of Land Management relating to "Onshore Oil and Gas Operations…

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Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule of the Bureau of Land Management relating to "Onshore Oil and Gas Operations; Federal and Indian Oil and Gas Leases; Measurement of Oil".

Introduced: February 16, 2017 Introduced by: Westerman, Bruce Republican · Arkansas See on congress.gov
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This joint resolution nullifies the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management titled "Onshore Oil and Gas Operations; Federal and Indian Oil and Gas Leases; Measurement of Oil." The rule published in the Federal Register on November 17, 2016, addresses onshore oil and gas operations and production.

What's happening now February 16, 2017

Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

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Cramer, Kevin
North Dakota · Feb 16, 2017
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Gosar, Paul A.
Arizona · Feb 16, 2017
Pearce, Stevan
· Feb 16, 2017
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 82: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule of the Bureau of Land Management relating to "Onshore Oil and Gas Operations; Federal and Indian Oil and Gas Leases; Measurement of Oil".. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HJRES-82/
MLA
"H.J. Res. 82: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule of the Bureau of Land Management relating to "Onshore Oil and Gas Operations; Federal and Indian Oil and Gas Leases; Measurement of Oil".." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HJRES-82/.
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H.J. Res. 82, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HJRES-82/.
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[H.J. Res. 82: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule of the Bureau of Land Management relating to "Onshore Oil and Gas Operations; Federal and Indian Oil and Gas Leases; Measurement of Oil".](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HJRES-82/)
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