Senate bill would erase BLM's Wyoming land rules set in 2024
In committeeS.J.Res. 89Latest action
Sponsor: Cynthia M. Lummis · Senator · WY
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Official title: 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".
119th Congress
Topics: Environment & energy
Introduced:
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SJRES 89 would void a 2024 BLM land management plan for northeastern Wyoming, erasing rules on grazing, energy, and wildlife.
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What does this do?
SJRES 89 uses the to cancel the Buffalo Field Office Resource Management Plan Amendment, a land management plan the Bureau of Land Management finalized in November 2024. The plan set rules for grazing, energy development, wildlife habitat, and other uses of federal land near Buffalo, Wyoming. If the resolution passes both chambers and is , the plan would have no legal force.
Who does it affect?
The bill most directly affects ranchers, farmers, energy companies, hunters, and outdoor recreationists who use federal land in northeastern Wyoming. It was introduced by Wyoming senators Lummis and Barrasso.
Why does it matter?
The determined in September 2025 that the BLM plan qualified as a formal rule under federal law, making it eligible for rejection through the . The bill is part of a broader dispute over whether Congress or federal agencies have final authority over public land management.
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Where does it stand?
- IntroducedOct 8, 2025
- Senate committeeYou are here · Nov 20, 2025
- Senate vote
- House
- The president's desk
Right now: a Senate committee is reviewing it. If the House changes it, it goes back to the Senate before reaching the president.
Latest action: — Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8395)
Recorded votes
Roll-call votes recorded since January 3, 2025.
Senate · · Roll call 621
As recorded
- Question
- On the S.J.Res. 89
- Result:
- Motion to Proceed Agreed to
- 51
- Nay
- 47
- 0
- 2
Republicans 51 yes, 2 not voting · Democrats 45 no · Independents 2 no
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