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S.J.Res. 91

U.S. Senate•Introduced

Summary

S.J.Res. 91, “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 "Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Leasing Program Record of Decision"”, was introduced in the Senate on Oct 28, 2025 by Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R) with 1 co-sponsor. It last saw action on Dec 4, 2025: Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent.

Record

Text

S.J.Res. 91 has 1 co-sponsor and 1 roll call.

sjr91/introduced-in-senate.txt
119 SJ 91 IS: 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”.
 U.S. Senate
 2025-10-28
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 IIA  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  S. J. RES. 91  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES   October 28, 2025   Ms. Murkowski  (for herself and  Mr. Sullivan ) introduced the following joint resolution; which was read twice and referred to the  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources    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.

Tracker

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  1. Introduced2025-10-28
  2. Passed Senate
  3. Passed House
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

The summaries are the Congressional Research Service’s, one per stage. Read them in full.

Introduced in Senate Oct 28, 2025

sjr91/introduced-in-senate.md

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Introduced in Senate (10/28/2025)

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.

Sponsors

Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R) sponsors S.J.Res. 91, and 1 member has co-sponsored it from the day it was introduced.

Committees

S.J.Res. 91 went before 1 committee: Energy and Natural Resources.

Energy and Natural Resources
Energy and Natural Resources
Discharged From · Dec 2, 2025 · 314 Bills

Actions

S.J.Res. 91 has taken 7 actions since Oct 28, 2025, the latest on Dec 4, 2025.

ChamberAction
Dec 4, 2025
Senate
Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent.
Dec 3, 2025
Senate
Motion to proceed to consideration of measure agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 49 - 47. Record Vote Number: 630.Senate roll call 630 49–47
Dec 3, 2025
Senate
Measure laid before Senate by motion. (consideration: CR S8473)
Dec 2, 2025
Senate
Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources discharged, by petition, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 802(c).Energy and Natural Resources Committee
Dec 2, 2025
Senate
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 280.

Votes

S.J.Res. 91 went to 1 roll call in the Senate, the latest on Dec 3, 2025 at 49–47.

ChamberQuestion
Yea
Nay
Dec 3, 2025
Senate
On the Motion to Proceed
49
47

1 bill is related to S.J.Res. 91, as Identical bill.

Titles

S.J.Res. 91 goes by 2 titles.

  • 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 "Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Leasing Program Record of Decision". — Official Title as Introduced
  • 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 "Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Leasing Program Record of Decision". — Display Title

Lobbying

8 clients hired 8 firms and 61 registered lobbyists who named S.J.Res. 91 in 9 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 Natural Resources, Budget/Appropriations, Energy/Nuclear, Clean Air and Water (quality), Environment/Superfund, Animals, Defense, Immigration.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY—Virginia12—
ALASKA WILDERNESS LEAGUE ACTION—District of Columbia11—
AMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE—District of Columbia11—
CITIZENS FOR RESPONSIBLE ENERGY SOLUTIONS, INC.—District of Columbia11—
DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE—District of Columbia11—
LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS—District of Columbia11—
NFIB (NATIONAL FEDERATION OF INDEPENDENT BUSINESS)—District of Columbia11—
WORLD WILDLIFE FUND, INC.—District of Columbia11—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY12—
ALASKA WILDERNESS LEAGUE ACTION11—
AMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE11—
CITIZENS FOR RESPONSIBLE ENERGY SOLUTIONS, INC.11—
DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE11—
LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS11—
NFIB (NATIONAL FEDERATION OF INDEPENDENT BUSINESS)11—
WORLD WILDLIFE FUND, INC.11—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 61.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
ALEXANDRA EDMONDS112
ANDREW KORST112
BRENT GARDNER112
DANIEL TILLSON112
FAITH BURNS112
HELDER TOSTE112
KATELYN BLEDSOE112
KELLY MERKEL112
KRISTIN SKRZYCKI112
LAUREN STEWART112
MATTHEW KEENAN112
MICHAEL DINGELL112
MICHAEL KEENAN112
MICHAEL NUDO112
SCOTT RAUSCH112
THOMAS FLETCHER112
WILLIAM BURGER112
AARON PADILLA111
ADAM TEMPLE111
ALEX COHEN111

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
AMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTEAMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE2025 fourth_quarter$1.9M4th Quarter - Report
NFIB (NATIONAL FEDERATION OF INDEPENDENT BUSINESS)NFIB (NATIONAL FEDERATION OF INDEPENDENT BUSINESS)2025 fourth_quarter$1.2M4th Quarter - Report
AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITYAMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY2025 fourth_quarter$390K4th Quarter - Amendme…
AMERICANS FOR PROSPERITYAMERICANS FOR PROSPERITY2025 fourth_quarter$390K4th Quarter - Report
LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERSLEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS2025 fourth_quarter$280K4th Quarter - Report
CITIZENS FOR RESPONSIBLE ENERGY SOLUTIONS, INC.CITIZENS FOR RESPONSIBLE ENERGY SOLUTIONS, INC.2025 fourth_quarter$260K4th Quarter - Report
WORLD WILDLIFE FUND, INC.WORLD WILDLIFE FUND, INC.2025 fourth_quarter$120K4th Quarter - Report
DEFENDERS OF WILDLIFEDEFENDERS OF WILDLIFE2025 fourth_quarter$100K4th Quarter - Report
ALASKA WILDERNESS LEAGUE ACTIONALASKA WILDERNESS LEAGUE ACTION2025 fourth_quarter$10K4th Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S.J.Res. 91 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; S.J.Res. 91’s is Energy.

sjres91/policy-areas.txt
EnergyAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Legislative Subjects

S.J.Res. 91 carries 5 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Administrative law and regulatory procedures to Oil and gas.

sjres91/subjects.txt
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresCongressional oversightDepartment of the InteriorMiningOil and gas

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com