S.J.Res. 89A 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".

1 recorded actionWhat the measure does Read on Congress.gov

Sponsor: Cynthia M. Lummis [R-WY]
Cosponsors: 1 · 1 Republican
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Committee: Energy and Natural Resources Committee
Latest action: Nov 20, 2025 · Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8395)

IntroducedOct 8, 2025
Passed the SenateNot yet reached
Passed the HouseNot yet reached
Sent to the PresidentNot yet reached
Became lawNot yet reached

What the measure doesCRS summary

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.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, describing S.J.Res. 89 as introduced in Senate on Oct 8, 2025. It is not the text of the measure; a later amendment may have changed what it does.

How every member votedSenate roll call 621

Senate Nov 19, 2025

On the Motion to Proceed

Motion to Proceed to S.J.Res. 89

Motion to Proceed Agreed to

51 Yea 47 Nay 2 not voting

Party-line vote No voting member broke with their own party.

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Democratic45 members

Independent2 members

Republican53 members

marks half of the votes cast. A party’s majority is the side most of its voting members took.

Cosponsors1 · 1 Republican

Signing on is not a vote: a member can cosponsor S.J.Res. 89 and vote against it. 1 signed when it was filed.

RJohn Barrasso [R-WY]Original

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S.J.Res. 89A 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".

1 recorded actionWhat the measure does Read on Congress.gov

Sponsor: Cynthia M. Lummis [R-WY]
Cosponsors: 1 · 1 Republican
Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
Committee: Energy and Natural Resources Committee
Latest action: Nov 20, 2025 · Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8395)

IntroducedOct 8, 2025
Passed the SenateNot yet reached
Passed the HouseNot yet reached
Sent to the PresidentNot yet reached
Became lawNot yet reached

What the measure doesCRS summary

How every member votedSenate roll call 621

Senate Nov 19, 2025

On the Motion to Proceed

Motion to Proceed to S.J.Res. 89

Motion to Proceed Agreed to

51 Yea 47 Nay 2 not voting

Party-line vote No voting member broke with their own party.

Open the official roll call

How the chamber split

One dot per member. Select a seat or a bar to filter the list.

DemocratsIndependentsRepublicansFilled: YeaRing: NayGrey: not voting or present

By party select a segment to filter

All members100 members

Democratic45 members

Independent2 members

Republican53 members

marks half of the votes cast. A party’s majority is the side most of its voting members took.

Cosponsors1 · 1 Republican

Signing on is not a vote: a member can cosponsor S.J.Res. 89 and vote against it. 1 signed when it was filed.

RJohn Barrasso [R-WY]Original

Who lobbied on S.J.Res. 893 organizations

Organizations that named S.J.Res. 89 in a lobbying disclosure. Only those that cited the bill by number appear, so this is a floor, not a full list.

EARTHJUSTICE ACTION

Agriculture · Energy/Nuclear · Government Issues · Natural Resources +4 more1 filing · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2025Filing

NATIONAL MINING ASSOCIATION

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code · Budget/Appropriations · Clean Air and Water (quality) · Natural Resources +6 more1 filing · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2025Filing

NFIB (NATIONAL FEDERATION OF INDEPENDENT BUSINESS)

Small Business1 filing · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2025Filing

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