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Congress·In Progress·3 months ago

Congress Sends BLM Buffalo Field Office Land Plan Repeal to Trump's Desk

Legislative Progress

✓ Filed
✓ Review
✓ House

214–212

Senate
President

Impacts

Negative Impacts(1)
Federal Employee
Hurts
Mixed Impacts(2)
Small Business Owner
Neutral
Farmer Rancher
Neutral

Key Points

  • Congress cancels a Bureau of Land Management action tied to the Buffalo Field Office land-use plan update.
  • Because Congress disapproved it, the BLM plan change “has no force or effect,” meaning it cannot be carried out as written.
  • This affects how certain federal public lands in the Buffalo Field Office area could be managed going forward (like what uses are allowed and where).
  • The decision resets things back to what was in place before this plan update, unless BLM starts a new plan process later.
EnvironmentEnergyAgriculture

Milestones

11 milestones24 actions
Dec 11, 2025

Became Public Law No: 119-51.

Dec 11, 2025

Became Public Law No: 119-51.

Dec 11, 2025

Signed by President.

Dec 11, 2025

Signed by President.

Dec 3, 2025House

Presented to President.

What Happens Next

Projected impacts based on AI analysis

As soon as this joint resolution becomes law

The Buffalo Field Office plan amendment is treated as canceled and cannot be used to make decisions

Permits, access decisions, and land-use choices should rely on the prior plan until BLM provides updated direction

Vote Results

2 votes
SenatePassedNov 20, 2025

On the Joint Resolution

51
43
Democrat
0 – 41 · 4
Republican
51 – 0 · 2
Independent
0 – 2
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HousePassedPassageNov 18, 2025

On Passage

214
212
Democrat
0 – 211 · 3
Republican
214 – 1 · 4
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Related News

2 articles
Politico·3 months ago

Congress strikes down another Biden land plan

The Senate approved a Congressional Review Act resolution 51-43 against the Bureau of Land Management's Buffalo Field Office plan, which restricted coal leasing in northeastern Wyoming. The measure, already passed by the House, heads to President Trump's desk to overturn the Biden-era rule.

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WyoFile·3 months ago

Congress advances effort to overturn Biden-era coal leasing ban in Wyoming

Wyoming's congressional delegation celebrated the passage of H.J. Res. 130, which uses the Congressional Review Act to invalidate a BLM ban on new federal coal leasing in the Powder River Basin. Critics argue the move bypasses public input and upends public lands management.

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Source Information

Document Type

Congressional Bill

Official Title

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 "Buffalo Field Office Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan Amendment".

Bill NumberHJRES 130
Congress119th Congress
ChamberHouse of Representatives
Latest ActionPresented to President.

Sponsor

Cosponsors

(1)
R: 1

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