SJRES 61 · introduced · significant
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".
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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".
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What this bill does
- This resolution cancels a Bureau of Land Management rule that restricted coal leasing on federal lands in Montana.
- The rule affects federal land management decisions and coal industry leasing opportunities in the Miles City area.
- The cancellation takes effect immediately upon passage using the congressional disapproval process.
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Started by Cosponsor
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How would canceling this coal leasing restriction affect economic opportunities and environmental protections on federal lands in Montana's Miles City area?
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What evidence supports the Bureau of Land Management's original decision to restrict coal leasing, and what changed to prompt this disapproval resolution?
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Which stakeholders—including coal companies, local communities, and conservation groups—would be most impacted by immediately eliminating this leasing rule?
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Sponsor · R-MT
Steve Daines
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Introduced 2025-10-07
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Legislative timeline
2025-10-07 · senate · Calendars
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 179.
2025-10-07 · senate · Discharge
Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources discharged, by petition, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 802(c).
2025-10-07 · Committee
Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources discharged, by petition, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 802(c).
2025-07-10 · senate · IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
2025-07-10 · IntroReferral
Introduced in Senate
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