S.J.Res. 80 · Where this bill is now
Became law
Public Law 119-47, Dec 5, 2025
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summaryReopens Alaska oil and gas leasing areas
This joint resolution cancels a 2022 plan that closed about half of the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska to oil and gas drilling. By doing this, it brings back the 2020 plan, which allowed leasing across more of the 23-million-acre reserve on Alaska's North Slope. The 2022 plan had blocked certain areas to protect wildlife and support subsistence hunting and fishing for local communities.
How it affects you
Oil and gas companies would gain access to more land for drilling in Alaska. Communities on Alaska's North Slope that rely on hunting and fishing for food may see impacts on those activities, along with changes to the wildlife habitat in the reserve.
Read the official summary (Public Law, Dec 5, 2025)
This joint resolution reopens portions of the National Petroleum Reserve for oil and gas leasing. (The reserve is an approximately 23-million-acre area on Alaska’s North Slope.)
Specifically, the joint resolution nullifies a plan submitted by the Bureau of Land Management in a rule titled National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska Integrated Activity Plan Record of Decision and issued on April 25, 2022. The 2022 plan replaced the 2020 plan and closed approximately 48% of the reserve to oil and gas leasing in order to protect certain surface resources and uses, such as protecting wildlife and providing subsistence for communities. Thus, the joint resolution removes the protections provided under the 2022 plan and reverts to the 2020 plan.
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 SessionS.J.Res. 80
JOINT RESOLUTION
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 "National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska Integrated Activity Plan Record of Decision".
Sponsor: Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-AK) · Introduced Sep 18, 2025 · Energy · 4 versions of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Dec 5, 2025: “Became Public Law No: 119-47.”
How Congress voted
Official roll callsHouse · On Passage · Nov 18, 2025
Passage Passed 216–209
| Party | Yes | No | Didn’t vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democrats | 3 | 208 | 3 |
| Republicans | 213 | 1 | 5 |
4 members voted against most of their party: 3 Democrats voted Yes and 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 4 official versions.