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H.J.Res. 131Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Leasing Program Record of Decision.

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Sponsor: Nicholas J. Begich III [R-AK]
Policy area: Energy
Committee: Natural Resources Committee
Latest action: Dec 11, 2025 · Became Public Law No: 119-52.

IntroducedOct 10, 2025
Passed the HouseNov 18, 2025
Passed the SenateDec 4, 2025
Sent to the PresidentDec 10, 2025
Became lawDec 11, 2025

What the measure doesCRS summary

This joint resolution opens public land for oil and gas leasing in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Specifically, the joint resolution nullifies the record of decision (ROD) issued by the Bureau of Land Management on December 9, 2024, for the program that leases, develops, produces, and transports oil and gas in and from the Coastal Plain program area within the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.

The 2024 ROD that is being nullified by this resolution replaced the 2020 ROD that made all of the approximately 1.6 million acres of the program area available for oil and gas leasing. The 2024 ROD made approximately 1.2 million acres unavailable for leasing or exploration in order to protect and conserve resources and certain uses in these areas. However, the 2024 ROD requires the statutory minimum of 400,000 acres to be made available for oil and gas leasing in a specified lease sale, subject to certain stipulations and operating procedures. Under current law, those acres must be located in the areas with the highest potential for the discovery of hydrocarbons.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, describing H.J.Res. 131 as public Law on Dec 11, 2025. It is not the text of the measure; a later amendment may have changed what it does.

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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 “Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Leasing Program Record of Decision”

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217 Yea 209 Nay 7 not voting

Party-line vote 4 of 426 voting members broke with their own party: 3 Democrats, 1 Republican.

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Democratic214 members

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H.J.Res. 131Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Leasing Program Record of Decision.

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H.J.Res. 131Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Leasing Program Record of Decision.

What the measure doesCRS summary

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