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 "Buffalo Field Office Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan Amendment".

Plain-English Summary

This is a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution, which is a tool Congress can use to cancel ("disapprove") a federal agency rule before it takes effect. Specifically, this resolution targets a rule issued by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) related to the Buffalo Field Office in Wyoming. That BLM rule updated a land management plan governing how certain federal public lands in the Buffalo area are used — potentially affecting decisions about grazing, energy development, conservation, recreation, and other activities on those lands.

If passed and signed into law, this resolution would block the BLM's land management plan amendment from taking effect, essentially returning management of those lands to the previous rules. Under the Congressional Review Act, disapproving a rule also prevents the agency from issuing a "substantially similar" rule in the future without new congressional authorization.

Who is affected? People and industries with interests in how federal lands in the Buffalo, Wyoming region are managed would be most directly impacted. This could include ranchers and farmers who graze livestock on federal land, energy companies involved in oil, gas, or coal development, conservation groups, outdoor recreationists, and local communities whose economies depend on those lands.

Where things stand: The Senate voted 51-47 to begin consideration of the resolution, but the measure was ultimately indefinitely postponed by unanimous consent, meaning it was set aside without a final vote and did not become law at this time.