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S.J.Res. 80119th Congress
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 "National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska Integrated Activity Plan Record of Decision".
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Congress voted to cancel a 2022 rule that had protected about half of Alaska's National Petroleum Reserve from drilling.
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This bill cancels the Integrated Activity Plan Record of Decision, a 2022 Bureau of Land Management rule that set aside about half of the roughly 23 million acre National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska as protected areas restricting drilling. It uses the Congressional Review Act, and once signed by the President, the rule has no legal effect and its protections no longer apply. This reopens more of the reserve to potential oil and gas leasing, similar to earlier management plans.
This mainly affects Alaska Native communities in and around the reserve, energy companies seeking to drill there, and environmental groups concerned about wildlife.
Undoing the rule removes protections for wildlife habitats, waterways, and lands important to Alaska Native communities, while generally opening more land to drilling. The Congressional Review Act also normally bars agencies from issuing a substantially similar rule without new congressional authorization.
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Right now: the President signed it. It's law.Now law
Latest action: — Became Public Law No: 119-47.