H.J.Res. 130 · Where this bill is now
Became law
Public Law 119-51, Dec 11, 2025
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summaryReverses ban on federal coal leasing in Wyoming
This would cancel a recent rule by the Bureau of Land Management that stopped making federal coal available for lease in the Buffalo Field Office area of Wyoming. The rule was created after a court said the agency needed to consider climate impacts before leasing coal. If this bill became law, the BLM would go back to following its original 2015 plan, which does allow coal leasing in that area.
How it affects you
Coal companies interested in leasing federal land in Wyoming's Buffalo Field Office would regain the ability to do so. Most Americans wouldn't see a direct change in daily life, though this affects energy policy and land management decisions on public lands.
Read the official summary (Passed House, Nov 18, 2025)
This joint resolution nullifies the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) on November 20, 2024, which amended the 2015 resource management plan (RMP) for the Buffalo Field Office in Wyoming to make no federal coal available for future leasing. Thus, the joint resolution requires the BLM to follow the 2015 RMP as it was before it was amended in 2024 and make coal available for leasing.
By way of background, the BLM developed the amendment to the plan in response to Western Organization of Resource Councils v. Bureau of Land Management. In that case, the court held that the BLM must evaluate the climate impacts of federal coal leasing in the Buffalo Field Office and include alternatives to limit or stop coal leasing in the evaluation in order to comply with the National Environmental Policy Act. After conducting the evaluation, the BLM amended the RMP and made BLM-managed coal resources in the Buffalo Field Office planning area unavailable for future leasing.
Written by AI (Claude) using only the official summary by the Congressional Research Service, the Library of Congress’s nonpartisan research staff. It can miss nuance, so check the official summary and the bill text for details.
1st SessionH.J.Res. 130
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 Buffalo Field Office Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan Amendment.
Sponsor: Rep. Harriet M. Hageman (R-WY-At Large) · Introduced Oct 8, 2025 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · 3 versions of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Dec 11, 2025: “Became Public Law No: 119-51.”
How Congress voted
Official roll callsHouse · On Passage · Nov 18, 2025
Passage Passed 214–212
| Party | Yes | No | Didn’t vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democrats | 0 | 211 | 3 |
| Republicans | 214 | 1 | 4 |
1 member voted against most of their party: 1 Republicans voted No.
Congress votes on whole bills and amendments, not on single sections.
Sections
The wording of this bill hasn’t changed across its 3 official versions.