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US SJR80

Joint Resolution

Status

Passed

12/5/2025

Primary Sponsor

Dan Sullivan

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Origin

Senate

119th Congress

AI Summary

  • Congress disapproves and nullifies the Bureau of Land Management's "National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska Integrated Activity Plan Record of Decision" issued April 25, 2022

  • Uses the Congressional Review Act (chapter 8 of title 5, U.S. Code) to invalidate the BLM rule, rendering it without force or effect

  • The Government Accountability Office confirmed on July 24, 2025 that the BLM record of decision qualifies as a "rule" subject to Congressional Review Act procedures

  • The GAO opinion was published in the Congressional Record on July 28, 2025, on pages S4768–S4770

Legislative Description

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".

Energy

Last Action

Became Public Law No: 119-47.

12/5/2025

Committee Referrals

Energy And Natural Resources9/18/2025

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