U.S. Senate · October 8, 2025
Roll call 556 · 119th Congress, session 1
H.J.Res. 105 — 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 "North Dakota Field Office Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan".
The vote on whether to pass the joint resolution A joint resolution is a bill by another name: it goes to the other chamber and then to the President. Most of them are used to overturn a rule an agency has made.
Passed
50 yes 45 no
The Senate said yes · recorded as “Joint Resolution Passed”
Needed a simple majority — more than half of those voting.
What was being voted on
119-HJRES-105 — 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 "North Dakota Field Office Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan".
This joint resolution aims to disapprove a specific rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management. The rule concerns the "North Dakota Field Office Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan." This plan was issued on January 14, 2025. A letter of opinion from the Government Accountability Office concluded that this plan qualifies as a rule under the Congressional Review Act. By passing this resolution, Congress intends to ensure the rule has no force or effect.
