This joint resolution nullifies the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), issued on December 9, 2024, and related to the record of decision (ROD) 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 adopted Alternative D2 in the 2024 Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Leasing Program Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement, which 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.
| Action Date | Type | Text | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-19 | IntroReferral | Received in the Senate. | Senate |
| 2025-11-18 | Floor | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | House floor actions |
| 2025-11-18 | Vote | On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 217 - 209 (Roll no. 295). (text: CR H4750) | House floor actions |
| 2025-11-18 | Floor | Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4760) | House floor actions |
| 2025-11-18 | Floor | POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H.J. Res. 131, the Chair put the question on passage of the joint resolution and by voice vote announced the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Huffman demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced. | House floor actions |
| 2025-11-18 | Floor | The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule. | House floor actions |
| 2025-11-18 | Floor | DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.J. Res. 131. | House floor actions |
| 2025-11-18 | Floor | Rule provides for consideration of S.J. Res. 80, H.J. Res. 130, H.J. Res. 131, H. Con. Res. 58, H.R. 1949, H.R. 3109, H.R. 5107 and H.R. 5214. The resolution provides for consideration of S.J. Res. 80, H.J. Res. 130, H.J. Res. 131, H. Con. Res. 58, H.R. 1949, H.R. 3109, H.R. 5107, and H.R. 5214 under a closed rule with one hour of general debate on each measure. The resolution also provides for one motion to recommit on H.J. Res. 130, H.J. Res. 131, H.R. 1949, H.R. 3109, H.R. 5107, and H.R. 5214, and one motion to commit S.J. Res. 80. | House floor actions |
| 2025-11-18 | Floor | Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 879. (consideration: CR H4750-4753) | House floor actions |
| 2025-11-17 | Floor | Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 879 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of S.J. Res. 80, H.J. Res. 130, H.J. Res. 131, H. Con. Res. 58, H.R. 1949, H.R. 3109, H.R. 5107 and H.R. 5214. The resolution provides for consideration of S.J. Res. 80, H.J. Res. 130, H.J. Res. 131, H. Con. Res. 58, H.R. 1949, H.R. 3109, H.R. 5107, and H.R. 5214 under a closed rule with one hour of general debate on each measure. The resolution also provides for one motion to recommit on H.J. Res. 130, H.J. Res. 131, H.R. 1949, H.R. 3109, H.R. 5107, and H.R. 5214, and one motion to commit S.J. Res. 80. | House floor actions |
| 2025-10-10 | IntroReferral | Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. | House floor actions |
| 2025-10-10 | IntroReferral | Introduced in House | Library of Congress |