Disapproval of BLM Buffalo coal leasing plan change
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.
Signed into law Dec 11, 2025 · Public Lands and Natural Resources
What this law does
- Cancels a November 2024 Bureau of Land Management plan change for its Buffalo Field Office in Wyoming that made no federal coal available for leasing.
- Requires the bureau to follow the 2015 plan as it was before that change and make coal available for leasing.
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How it became law
- IntroducedOct 8, 2025 · House
- 41 daysPassed HouseNov 18, 2025
- 2 daysPassed SenateNov 20, 2025
- 13 daysPresented to the PresidentDec 3, 2025
- 8 daysSigned into lawDec 11, 2025
Official summary
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.
Summary by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service (Passed House, Nov 18, 2025).
Who wrote it
Sponsor: Rep. Hageman, Harriet M. [R-WY-At Large]
1 cosponsor: 1 Republicans. 0 signed on the day it was introduced, 1 joined later.
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| Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|
| Rep. Miller, Mary E. [R-IL-15] | Nov 18, 2025 |
Recorded votes
| Date | Chamber | Vote | Yeas | Nays |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 18, 2025 | House | On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 214 - 212 (Roll no. 294). | 214 | 212 |
| Nov 20, 2025 | Senate | Passed Senate without amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 43. Record Vote Number: 623. (consideration: CR S8249-8259; text: CR S8249) | 51 | 43 |
What was added
Amendments adopted (0)
No floor amendments were adopted. Any changes were made in committee or in a later version of the bill.
Sections in the final law that were not in the first version (Introduced in House) (0)
None. Every section heading in the final law was already in the first version (Introduced in House).
What was removed
Sections in the first version (Introduced in House) that did not make it into the law (0)
None. Every section heading from the first version (Introduced in House) remains in the law.
Compared by section heading between the Introduced in House text (Oct 8, 2025) and the Enrolled Bill text, both from GovInfo. Wording changes inside a section that kept its heading are not shown here; see the amendments and the text versions.
Proposed but not adopted
No amendments were voted down or withdrawn.
Full action history
Show all 24 official actions
| Dec 11, 2025 | Signed by President. |
| Dec 11, 2025 | Signed by President. |
| Dec 11, 2025 | Became Public Law No: 119-51. |
| Dec 11, 2025 | Became Public Law No: 119-51. |
| Dec 3, 2025 | Presented to President. |
| Dec 3, 2025 | Presented to President. |
| Nov 20, 2025 | Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. |
| Nov 20, 2025 | Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 43. Record Vote Number: 623. |
| Nov 20, 2025 | Passed Senate without amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 43. Record Vote Number: 623. (consideration: CR S8249-8259; text: CR S8249) |
| Nov 20, 2025 | Message on Senate action sent to the House. |
| Nov 19, 2025 | Received in the Senate, read twice. |
| Nov 18, 2025 | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. |
| Nov 18, 2025 | Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 214 - 212 (Roll no. 294). (text: CR H4746) |
| Nov 18, 2025 | On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 214 - 212 (Roll no. 294). (text: CR H4746) |
| Nov 18, 2025 | Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4759) |
| Nov 18, 2025 | POSTPONED 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, 2025 | The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule. |
| Nov 18, 2025 | DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.J. Res. 130. |
| Nov 18, 2025 | 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 18, 2025 | Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 879. (consideration: CR H4746-4750) |
| Nov 17, 2025 | Rules 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. |
| Oct 8, 2025 | Introduced in House |
| Oct 8, 2025 | Introduced in House |
| Oct 8, 2025 | Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. |
Sources: Congress.gov (bill record, sponsors, actions, amendments, CRS summary) and GovInfo (official text). Days are calendar days.