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".
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This law uses a process called the Congressional Review Act (CRA) to cancel a rule that was created by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), which is the federal agency that oversees public lands. The specific rule being cancelled was called the "Buffalo Field Office Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan Amendment," which was a plan governing how a particular area of public land — managed out of the BLM's Buffalo Field Office, located in Wyoming — would be used and managed going forward.
Resource Management Plans like this one typically set the rules for activities on public lands in a given area, such as energy development (like oil and gas drilling), grazing for livestock, conservation measures, recreation, and other land uses. By cancelling this plan amendment, Congress is effectively blocking the BLM's updated management decisions for that region from taking effect, and the land would revert to being governed by whatever prior management rules were already in place.
This law primarily affects people and industries with a direct stake in how those Wyoming public lands are used — including ranchers, energy companies, conservationists, hunters, outdoor recreationists, and local communities in the region. Federal land managers at the BLM are also affected, as they must now operate without the updated plan they had developed. Because this became Public Law No. 119-51, the cancellation is now officially in effect.
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Became Public Law No: 119-51.
December 11, 2025
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Became Public Law No: 119-51.
Dec 11, 2025Signed by President.
Dec 11, 2025Became Public Law No: 119-51.
Dec 11, 2025Signed by President.
Dec 11, 2025Presented to President.
Dec 3, 2025Presented to President.
Dec 3, 2025Passed Senate without amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 43. Record Vote Number: 623. (consideration: CR S8249-8259; text: CR S8249)
Nov 20, 2025Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 43. Record Vote Number: 623.
Nov 20, 2025Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
Nov 20, 2025Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Nov 20, 2025Received in the Senate, read twice.
Nov 19, 2025On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 214 - 212 (Roll no. 294). (text: CR H4746)
Nov 18, 2025Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Nov 18, 2025Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 214 - 212 (Roll no. 294). (text: CR H4746)
Nov 18, 2025Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4759)
Nov 18, 2025POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H.J. Res. 130, the Chair put the question on passage of the joint resolution and by voice vote announced the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Huffman demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
Nov 18, 2025The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
Nov 18, 2025DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.J. Res. 130.
Nov 18, 2025Rule provides for consideration of S.J. Res. 80, H.J. Res. 130, H.J. Res. 131, H. Con. Res. 58, H.R. 1949, H.R. 3109, H.R. 5107 and H.R. 5214. The resolution provides for consideration of S.J. Res. 80, H.J. Res. 130, H.J. Res. 131, H. Con. Res. 58, H.R. 1949, H.R. 3109, H.R. 5107, and H.R. 5214 under a closed rule with one hour of general debate on each measure. The resolution also provides for one motion to recommit on H.J. Res. 130, H.J. Res. 131, H.R. 1949, H.R. 3109, H.R. 5107, and H.R. 5214, and one motion to commit S.J. Res. 80.
Nov 18, 2025Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 879. (consideration: CR H4746-4750)
Nov 18, 2025Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 879 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of S.J. Res. 80, H.J. Res. 130, H.J. Res. 131, H. Con. Res. 58, H.R. 1949, H.R. 3109, H.R. 5107 and H.R. 5214. The resolution provides for consideration of S.J. Res. 80, H.J. Res. 130, H.J. Res. 131, H. Con. Res. 58, H.R. 1949, H.R. 3109, H.R. 5107, and H.R. 5214 under a closed rule with one hour of general debate on each measure. The resolution also provides for one motion to recommit on H.J. Res. 130, H.J. Res. 131, H.R. 1949, H.R. 3109, H.R. 5107, and H.R. 5214, and one motion to commit S.J. Res. 80.
Nov 17, 2025Introduced in House
Oct 8, 2025Introduced in House
Oct 8, 2025Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Oct 8, 2025