# H.J.Res. 105 (119th): 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) for the North Dakota Field Office and issued on January 8, 2025

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) for the North Dakota Field Office and issued on January 8, 2025. By way of background, an RMP guides the management of lands administered by BLM. The 2025 North Dakota RMP modified the 1988 RMP, including by limiting development of oil and gas in low-potential areas and new coal leasing to areas within four miles of existing mines.

## How this bill is scored

Tier: no Tier 1 record. A bill with no record cannot newly become Tier 1.
Lane: energy_policy. Category: not stored. Lane tag: not stored.
Lane: federal_oversight. Category: not stored. Lane tag: not stored.
Lane: federal_preemption. Category: not stored. Lane tag: not stored.
Lane: land_management. Category: not stored. Lane tag: not stored.
Lane: land_use. Category: not stored. Lane tag: not stored.
Lane: regulatory_disapproval. Category: not stored. Lane tag: not stored.
Lane: resource_policy. Category: not stored. Lane tag: not stored.
Tier 1 sign-off: no record. A bill with no record cannot newly become Tier 1.
Stored polarity: mixed. Only tags the rules mark scoreable on a mixed bill are scored. A yea can draw a penalty or a credit according to the tag. A nay on a tag scored as good can draw a penalty.
Roll 226: On Passage. Vote type: final_passage.
Roll 553: On the Motion to Proceed H.J.Res. 105. Vote type: cloture.
Roll 556: On the Joint Resolution H.J.Res. 105. Vote type: final_passage.
Polarity rationale: Reviewed enrichment (llm_import) polarity: The measure is a Congressional Review Act disapproval of a land-use planning rule. Its effect is to remove limits on energy and coal development, which can serve real goods such as employment, energy provision, and local economic stability, while also removing environmental and land-stewardship safeguards. The metadata shows an ordinary policy dispute over resource management rather than a direct advancement or restraint of a named moral harm.
Theological note: Scripture calls for faithful stewardship of creation, honest labor, and provision for families and communities, while also requiring care for the land and fair dealing in its use. This disapproval touches the proper balance between responsible resource development and prudent public land management. The question is prudential and does not directly involve a named moral evil.

## Recorded votes

Roll 226: On Passage. Yea 215 · Nay 211 · Other 5.
Roll 553: On the Motion to Proceed H.J.Res. 105. Yea 51 · Nay 47 · Other 2.
Roll 556: On the Joint Resolution H.J.Res. 105. Yea 50 · Nay 45 · Other 5.

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