H.J.Res. 131

Summary

H.J.Res. 131, “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 Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Leasing Program Record of Decision”, was introduced in the House on Oct 10, 2025 by Rep. Nicholas Begich (R). It last saw action on Dec 11, 2025: Became Public Law No: 119-52. It is now Public Law 119-52.

Record

Text

H.J.Res. 131 has 2 roll calls.

119 HJ 131 EH: 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 “Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Leasing Program Record of Decision”.
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 119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. J. RES. 131
 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 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  Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Leasing Program Record of Decision .
That Congress disapproves the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to  Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Leasing Program Record of Decision  (issued December 9, 2024, as a record of decision, and a letter of opinion from the Government Accountability Office dated August 25, 2025, printed in the Congressional Record on September 2, 2025, on pages S5557–S5560, concluding that such record of decision is a rule under the Congressional Review Act), and such rule shall have no force or effect.
      Passed the House of Representatives November 18, 2025.  Kevin F. McCumber,  Clerk.

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CRS Summary

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Sponsors

Rep. Nicholas Begich (R) sponsors H.J.Res. 131 alone.

Nicholas Begich

Rep. · R–AK · Sponsor

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Committees

H.J.Res. 131 went before 1 committee: Natural Resources.

Natural Resources

Natural Resources

Referred To · Oct 10, 2025 · 395 Bills

Actions

H.J.Res. 131 has taken 20 actions since Oct 10, 2025, the latest on Dec 11, 2025.

Votes

H.J.Res. 131 went to 2 roll calls across both chambers, the latest on Dec 4, 2025 at 49–45.

Related bills

2 bills are related to H.J.Res. 131.

HRES 879Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (S.J. Res. 80) 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; providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 130) 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; providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 131) 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 Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Leasing Program Record of Decision; providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 58) denouncing the horrors of socialism; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1949) to repeal restrictions on the export and import of natural gas; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3109) to require the Secretary of Energy to direct the National Petroleum Council to issue a report with respect to petrochemical refineries in the United States, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5107) to repeal the Comprehensive Policing and Justice Reform Amendment Act of 2022 enacted by the District of Columbia Council; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5214) to require mandatory pretrial and post conviction detention for crimes of violence and dangerous crimes and require mandatory cash bail for certain offenses that pose a threat to public safety or order in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes; and for other purposes.Nov 18, 2025 · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. · Related billSJRES 91A 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 "Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Leasing Program Record of Decision".Dec 4, 2025 · Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent. · Identical bill

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Titles

H.J.Res. 131 goes by 4 titles.

• 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 Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Leasing Program Record of Decision. — Display Title
• 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 "Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Leasing Program Record of Decision". — Official Titles from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text
• 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 Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Leasing Program Record of Decision. — Official Titles from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text
• 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 "Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Leasing Program Record of Decision". — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

7 clients hired 7 firms and 44 registered lobbyists who named H.J.Res. 131 in 8 quarterly filings, 2025. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Environment/Superfund, Natural Resources, Budget/Appropriations, Animals, Energy/Nuclear, Marine/Maritime/Boating/Fisheries, Clean Air and Water (quality), Taxation/Internal Revenue Code.

Clients

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Firms

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Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 44.

Filings

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Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.J.Res. 131 under Energy, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 5 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.J.Res. 131’s is Energy.

Legislative Subjects

H.J.Res. 131 carries 5 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Administrative law and regulatory procedures to Oil and gas.

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.J.Res. 131, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 168 (Friday, October 10, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. BEGICH:H.J. Res. 131.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Congress has the authority to enact this joint resolutionpursuant to Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the UnitedStates Constitution, which grants Congress the power to makeall laws necessary and proper for carrying into execution itspowers, including the authority provided by chapter 8 oftitle 5, United States Code (the Congressional Review Act),to disapprove agency rules.[Page H4533]

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