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 "Miles City Field Office Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan Amendment".

Sponsored bySen. Daines, Steve [R-MT]MT· Introduced 10 July 2025

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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 179.

7 October 2025·9 months ago

Summary

Introduced in Senate · Updated 6 April 2026

This joint resolution nullifies the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) relating to the Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan (RMP) Amendment for the Miles City Field Office in Montana and issued on November 20, 2024.

By way of background, such an amendment revises an RMP, which guides the management of lands administered by BLM. This Miles City Field Office RMP Amendment made no acres available for coal leasing and 1,745,040 acres unavailable for further consideration for coal leasing.

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5 actions

Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources discharged, by petition, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 802(c).
7 October 2025 · Discharge
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 179.
7 October 2025 · Calendars
Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources discharged, by petition, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 802(c).
7 October 2025 · Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
10 July 2025 · IntroReferral
Introduced in Senate
10 July 2025 · IntroReferral

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1 cosponsors

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Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT]MT

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Republican1100%

Republican:Sen. Sheehy, Tim [R-MT]MT

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Public Lands and Natural Resources

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Administrative law and regulatory proceduresDepartment of the InteriorLand use and conservationMiningMontana

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Energy and Natural Resources Committee
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- Referred To10 Jul 2025
- Discharged From7 Oct 2025

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