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".
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What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Oct 8, 2025)
This 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.
What just happenedNov 20, 2025
Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8395)
Who’s behind it
- Placed on Calendar SenateNov 18, 2025
- Introduced in SenateOct 8, 2025
- Nov 20, 2025Floor
Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8395)
- Nov 19, 2025Floor
Measure laid before Senate by motion.
- Nov 19, 2025Floor
Motion to proceed to consideration of measure agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 47. Record Vote Number: 621.
- Nov 18, 2025Calendars
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 270.
- Nov 18, 2025Discharge
Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources discharged, by petition, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 802(c).
Energy and Natural Resources Committee - Nov 18, 2025Committee14500
Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources discharged, by petition, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 802(c).
Energy and Natural Resources Committee - Oct 8, 2025IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Energy and Natural Resources Committee - Oct 8, 2025IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate