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This joint resolution nullifies the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) relating to the Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan (RMP) Amendment for the Miles City Field Office in Montana and issued on November 20, 2024. By way of background, such an amendment revises an RMP, which guides the management of lands administered by BLM. This Miles City Field Office RMP Amendment made no acres available for coal leasing and 1,745,040 acres unavailable for further consideration for coal leasing.
Action Timeline
2025-10-07
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 179.
2025-10-07
Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources discharged, by petition, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 802(c).
2025-10-07
Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources discharged, by petition, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 802(c).
2025-07-10
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
2025-07-10
Introduced in Senate
Frequently Asked Questions
Did SJRES.61 pass?
SJRES.61 is still alive. Current stage: INTRODUCED. Pass likelihood: pending.
What does SJRES.61 do?
This joint resolution nullifies the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) relating to the Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan (RMP) Amendment for the Miles City Field Office in Montana and issued on November 20, 2024. By way of background, such an amendment revises an RMP, which guides the management of lands administered by BLM. This Miles City Field Office RMP Amendment made no acres available for coal leasing and 1,745,040 acres unavailable for further consideration for coal leasing.
Who sponsored SJRES.61?
SJRES.61 was sponsored by Steve Daines (R-Montana).
Full Bill Text
119 SJ 61 PCS: 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 “Miles City Field Office Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan Amendment”. U.S. Senate 2025-10-07 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. IIA Calendar No. 179 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. J. RES. 61 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 10, 2025 Mr. Daines (for himself and Mr. Sheehy ) introduced the following joint resolution; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources October 7, 2025 Committee discharged, by petition, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 802(c) , and placed on the calendar 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 Miles City Field Office Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan Amendment . That Congress disapproves the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to Miles City Field Office Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan Amendment (issued November 20, 2024, as a record of decision and resource management plan amendment, and a letter of opinion from the Government Accountability Office dated June 25, 2025, printed in the Congressional Record on June 26, 2025, on pages S3552–S3554, concluding that such record of decision and resource management plan amendment is a rule under the Congressional Review Act), and such rule shall have no force or effect. October 7, 2025 Committee discharged, by petition, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 802(c) , and placed on the calendar
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