U.S. Senate · December 4, 2025
Roll call 632 · 119th Congress, session 1
H.J.Res. 131 — 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 Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Leasing Program Record of Decision.
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
49 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-131 — 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 Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Leasing Program Record of Decision.
This joint resolution provides for congressional disapproval of a specific rule. The rule was submitted by the Bureau of Land Management regarding the "Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Leasing Program Record of Decision." This record of decision was issued on December 9, 2024. The resolution also references a letter of opinion from the Government Accountability Office dated August 25, 2025. If passed, this resolution ensures the rule has no force or effect.
