What it does
SourcedThis 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.
Official summary by the Congressional Research Service (Passed House, Nov 18, 2025).
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What has happened
Sourced- 2025-12-11Became Public Law No: 119-51.Library of Congress
- 2025-12-11Signed by President.Library of Congress
- 2025-12-03Presented to President.Library of Congress
- 2025-11-20Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 43. Record Vote Number: 623. Roll call recordLibrary of Congress
- 2025-11-18Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 214 - 212 (Roll no. 294). (text: CR H4746) Roll call recordLibrary of Congress
- 2025-10-08Introduced in HouseLibrary of Congress
After it became law
SourcedSince it became law on Dec 11, 2025, the Federal Register, the government's daily record of rules and notices, has published 1 document that name it: 1 notice.
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- Termination of the Resource Management Plan Amendment for the Buffalo Field Office, Wyoming, and an Associated Environmental Assessment
On December 11, 2025, in accordance with the Congressional Review Act (CRA), 5 U.S.C. 801-808, the President signed a joint resolution into law disapproving the 2024 Buffalo Field Office Resource Management Plan Amendment. Public Law 119-51.
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Recorded votes
SourcedNov 18, 2025 · House roll call 294 · needed 1/2
On Passage: Passed 214–212
R 214 yes, 1 no, 4 present or not votingD 0 yes, 211 no, 3 present or not voting
Nov 20, 2025 · Senate roll call 623 · needed 1/2
On the Joint Resolution: Joint Resolution Passed 51–43
R 51 yes, 0 no, 2 present or not votingI 0 yes, 2 noD 0 yes, 41 no, 4 present or not voting
Cosponsors
- Mary E. Miller R-IL-15