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…
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| Date | Chamber | What was voted on | Result | Yes–No | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 19, 2025 | Senate · vote #621 | On the Motion to Proceed S.J.Res. 89 | Agreed To | 51–47 | See who voted → |
| Jul 11, 2024 | Senate · vote #212 | On the Point of Order S.J.Res. 89 | Sustained | 48–46 | See who voted → |
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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.
Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8395)
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S.J. Res. 89: 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".. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-SJRES-89/
"S.J. Res. 89: 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".." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-SJRES-89/.
S.J. Res. 89, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-SJRES-89/.
[S.J. Res. 89: 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".](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-SJRES-89/)