119th Congress Energy
S.J.Res. 91: Disapproval of Bureau of Land Management rule: Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Leasing Program Record of Decision
A joint resolution 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".
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Summary
This joint resolution nullifies the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), issued on December 9, 2024, and related to the record of decision (ROD) for the program that leases, develops, produces, and transports oil and gas in and from the Coastal Plain program area within the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
The 2024 ROD that is being nullified by this resolution replaced the 2020 ROD that made all of the approximately 1.6 million acres of the program area available for oil and gas leasing. The 2024 ROD adopted Alternative D2 in the 2024 Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Leasing Program Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement, which made approximately 1.2 million acres unavailable for leasing or exploration in order to protect and conserve resources and certain uses in these areas. However, the 2024 ROD requires the statutory minimum of 400,000 acres to be made available for oil and gas leasing in a specified lease sale, subject to certain stipulations and operating procedures. Under current law, those acres must be located in the areas with the highest potential for the discovery of hydrocarbons.
Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Roll calls
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Dec 3, 2025SenateMotion to proceedPassed, yea-nay 49–47
Roll call 630 tally by party Party Yea Nay Present Not voting Democrats 0 44 0 1 Republicans 49 1 0 3 Independents 0 2 0 0 Total 49 47 0 4 Senate roll call 630: On the Motion to Proceed. Motion to Proceed Agreed to.
1 crossed party lines: 1 Republican
How each member voted (100)
Amendments
No amendments were offered to this bill.
Cosponsors
- Dan Sullivan R-AKOriginal
Who scored on this bill
- 1Lisa Murkowski SponsorIntroduced, discharged2 events+24
- 2Susan Collins1 maverick vote1 event+6
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History
- Introduced in the Senate by Lisa Murkowski.
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- Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent.
- Motion to proceed to consideration of measure agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 49 - 47. Record Vote Number: 630.
- Measure laid before Senate by motion. (consideration: CR S8473)
- Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources discharged, by petition, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 802(c).
- Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 280.
- Introduced in Senate
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.