H.J.Res. 105 · 119th Congress

Overturns a 2025 land-use plan for Bureau of Land Management lands in North Dakota

Official title: 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".1

Became lawConservation and development on federal landsOil and gas drilling on federal land and offshore

§1What it does

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This joint resolution, which became law, overturns a federal agency rule: the Bureau of Land Management's January 2025 resource management plan for the lands overseen by its North Dakota Field Office.2,3 A resource management plan guides how the agency manages the federal lands it oversees.3 The 2025 plan updated a 1988 plan, including by limiting oil and gas development in areas with low potential for it and limiting new coal leasing to areas within four miles of existing mines.3

§2Status

StatusBecame law (Public Law 119-49).1
IntroducedJuly 10, 2025
SponsorRep. Fedorchak, Julie [R-ND-At Large]
Cosponsors0 cosponsors
Official recordH.J.Res. 105 on Congress.gov

§3How Congress voted

Why this matters: The official count.

House, September 3, 2025

On Passage: Passed — 215 yes, 211 no, 5 not voting.4

Senate, October 8, 2025

On the Joint Resolution: Joint Resolution Passed — 50 yes, 45 no, 5 not voting.5