This joint resolution would disapprove a rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management called the "Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Leasing Program Record of Decision." The record of decision was issued December 9, 2024. A Government Accountability Office letter dated August 25, 2025 (printed September 2, 2025) concluded that the record of decision is a rule under the Congressional Review Act. The resolution states that Congress disapproves that rule and that the rule "shall have no force or effect." The resolution was introduced in the Senate on October 28, 2025 by Senators Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan. The Senate later indefinitely postponed the resolution by unanimous consent. The bill status is listed as "In Progress."
If this resolution were adopted and became effective as written, the Bureau of Land Management's Coastal Plain record of decision named in the resolution would have no force or effect. As of the information provided, the Senate indefinitely postponed consideration, so the resolution is not moving forward now.
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