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 "North Dakota Field Office Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan".

Summary: Disapproving a Federal Land Management Plan for North Dakota

This is a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution, which is a tool Congress can use to cancel or "disapprove" a rule or plan created by a federal agency. Specifically, this resolution targets a land management plan developed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) for its North Dakota Field Office. The BLM's plan — called a "Resource Management Plan" — is a detailed blueprint that governs how federally owned public lands in that region can be used, including decisions about energy development, grazing, conservation, recreation, and other activities.

If this resolution were to pass both chambers of Congress and be signed into law, it would nullify the BLM's North Dakota land management plan entirely. That would effectively roll back the rules and guidelines the BLM put in place for how those federal lands are managed, leaving a regulatory gap until a new plan could be developed. Resource Management Plans typically affect a wide range of people, including ranchers, oil and gas companies, hunters, conservationists, and local communities who depend on or interact with federal lands.

On the legislative process side, the resolution was introduced in the Senate and referred to the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee. The committee was later discharged by petition — meaning supporters bypassed the committee process to bring the resolution directly to the full Senate floor for a vote. This is a standard procedural step allowed under the Congressional Review Act to ensure these disapproval resolutions can move forward for a full vote.