U.S. Senate · April 16, 2026
Roll call 84 · 119th Congress, session 2
H.J.Res. 140 — 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 Public Land Order No. 7917 for Withdrawal of Federal Lands; Cook, Lake, and Saint…
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 49 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-140 — 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 Public Land Order No. 7917 for Withdrawal of Federal Lands; Cook, Lake, and Saint Louis Counties, MN.
This joint resolution addresses a specific rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management. The rule involves Public Land Order No. 7917 regarding the withdrawal of federal lands. These lands are located in Cook, Lake, and Saint Louis Counties, MN. This resolution provides for congressional disapproval of that specific rule. As a result of this disapproval, the rule shall have no force or effect.
