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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 "Coastal Plain Oil and…

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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 "Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Leasing Program Record of Decision".

Introduced: October 28, 2025 Introduced by: Murkowski, Lisa Republican · Alaska See on congress.gov
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Became law
Dec 4, 2025
Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent.
Dec 3, 2025
Measure laid before Senate by motion. (consideration: CR S8473)
Dec 3, 2025
Motion to proceed to consideration of measure agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 49 - 47. Record Vote Number: 630.
Dec 2, 2025
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 280.
Dec 2, 2025
Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources discharged, by petition, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 802(c).
Oct 28, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Oct 28, 2025
Introduced in Senate
 Votes taken on this bill 1
DateChamberWhat was voted onResultYes–No
Dec 3, 2025 Senate · vote #630 On the Motion to Proceed S.J.Res. 91 Agreed To 49–47 See who voted →
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This joint resolution nullifies the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), issued on December 9, 2024, and related to the record of decision (ROD) for the program that leases, develops, produces, and transports oil and gas in and from the Coastal Plain program area within the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.

The 2024 ROD that is being nullified by this resolution replaced the 2020 ROD that made all of the approximately 1.6 million acres of the program area available for oil and gas leasing. The 2024 ROD adopted Alternative D2 in the 2024 Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Leasing Program Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement, which made approximately 1.2 million acres unavailable for leasing or exploration in order to protect and conserve resources and certain uses in these areas. However, the 2024 ROD requires the statutory minimum of 400,000 acres to be made available for oil and gas leasing in a specified lease sale, subject to certain stipulations and operating procedures. Under current law, those acres must be located in the areas with the highest potential for the discovery of hydrocarbons.

What's happening now December 4, 2025

Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent.

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Sullivan, Dan
Alaska · Oct 28, 2025
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S.J. Res. 91: 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 "Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Leasing Program Record of Decision".. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-SJRES-91/
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"S.J. Res. 91: 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 "Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Leasing Program Record of Decision".." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-SJRES-91/.
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S.J. Res. 91, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-SJRES-91/.
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[S.J. Res. 91: 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 "Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Leasing Program Record of Decision".](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-SJRES-91/)
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