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S.J.Res. 89

U.S. Senate•Introduced

Summary

S.J.Res. 89, “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 "Buffalo Field Office Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan Amendment"”, was introduced in the Senate on Oct 8, 2025 by Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R) with 1 co-sponsor. It last saw action on Nov 20, 2025: Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8395).

Record

Text

S.J.Res. 89 has 1 co-sponsor and 1 roll call.

sjr89/introduced-in-senate.txt
119 SJ 89 IS: 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”.
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 2025-10-08
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 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  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  S. J. RES. 89  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES   October 8, 2025   Ms. Lummis  (for herself and  Mr. Barrasso ) introduced the following joint resolution; which was read twice and referred to the  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources    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 .
That Congress disapproves the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to  Buffalo Field Office Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan Amendment  (issued November 20, 2024, as a record of decision and approved resource management plan amendment, and a letter of opinion from the Government Accountability Office dated September 18, 2025, printed in the Congressional Record on September 29, 2025, on pages S6825–S6826, concluding that such record of decision and approved resource management plan is a rule under the Congressional Review Act), and such rule shall have no force or effect.

Tracker

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  1. Introduced2025-10-08
  2. Passed Senate
  3. Passed House
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

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Introduced in Senate Oct 8, 2025

sjr89/introduced-in-senate.md

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Introduced in Senate (10/08/2025)

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.

Sponsors

Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R) sponsors S.J.Res. 89, and 1 member has co-sponsored it from the day it was introduced.

Committees

S.J.Res. 89 went before 1 committee: Energy and Natural Resources.

Energy and Natural Resources
Energy and Natural Resources
Discharged From · Nov 18, 2025 · 314 Bills

Actions

S.J.Res. 89 has taken 7 actions since Oct 8, 2025, the latest on Nov 20, 2025.

ChamberAction
Nov 20, 2025
Senate
Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8395)
Nov 19, 2025
Senate
Motion to proceed to consideration of measure agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 47. Record Vote Number: 621.Senate roll call 621 51–47
Nov 19, 2025
Senate
Measure laid before Senate by motion.
Nov 18, 2025
Senate
Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources discharged, by petition, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 802(c).Energy and Natural Resources Committee
Nov 18, 2025
Senate
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 270.

Votes

S.J.Res. 89 went to 1 roll call in the Senate, the latest on Nov 19, 2025 at 51–47.

ChamberQuestion
Yea
Nay
Nov 19, 2025
Senate
On the Motion to Proceed
51
47

1 bill is related to S.J.Res. 89, as Identical bill.

Titles

S.J.Res. 89 goes by 2 titles.

  • 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 "Buffalo Field Office Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan Amendment". — Official Title as Introduced
  • 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 "Buffalo Field Office Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan Amendment". — Display Title

Lobbying

3 clients hired 3 firms and 24 registered lobbyists who named S.J.Res. 89 in 3 quarterly filings, 2025. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Budget/Appropriations, Clean Air and Water (quality), Chemicals/Chemical Industry, Energy/Nuclear, Natural Resources, Agriculture, Animals, Defense.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
EARTHJUSTICE ACTIONnonprofit advocacy organizationDistrict of Columbia11—
NATIONAL MINING ASSOCIATION—District of Columbia11—
NFIB (NATIONAL FEDERATION OF INDEPENDENT BUSINESS)—District of Columbia11—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
EARTHJUSTICE ACTION11—
NATIONAL MINING ASSOCIATION11—
NFIB (NATIONAL FEDERATION OF INDEPENDENT BUSINESS)11—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 24.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
ADAM TEMPLE111
ADDIE HAUGHEY111
ANDREA MCGEE111
AUBURN BELL111
BLAINE MILLER MCFEELEY111
BRAD CLOSE111
CAMERON WALKUP111
DANIEL SAVERY111
DYLAN ROSNICK111
ELIZABETH RUBEN111
GERALD MULLINS111
JASMINE JENNINGS ELLER111
JEFFREY BRABANT111
JOSHUA MCLEOD111
JUSTIN PROSSER111
KELSEY SNYDER111
KRISTIN BUTLER111
LOUIS BERTOLOTTI111
MARTHA NEWELL111
NIRANJANI PRABHAKAR111

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
NFIB (NATIONAL FEDERATION OF INDEPENDENT BUSINESS)NFIB (NATIONAL FEDERATION OF INDEPENDENT BUSINESS)2025 fourth_quarter$1.2M4th Quarter - Report
NATIONAL MINING ASSOCIATIONNATIONAL MINING ASSOCIATION2025 fourth_quarter$640K4th Quarter - Report
EARTHJUSTICE ACTIONEARTHJUSTICE ACTION2025 fourth_quarter$107.8K4th Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S.J.Res. 89 under Public Lands and Natural Resources, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 6 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S.J.Res. 89’s is Public Lands and Natural Resources.

sjres89/policy-areas.txt
Public Lands and Natural ResourcesAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Legislative Subjects

S.J.Res. 89 carries 6 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Administrative law and regulatory procedures to Wyoming.

sjres89/subjects.txt
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresCoalCongressional oversightDepartment of the InteriorMiningWyoming

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com