# H.J.Res. 106 (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 Alaska’s Central Yukon planning area and issued on November 12, 2024

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 Alaska’s Central Yukon planning area and issued on November 12, 2024. By way of background, an RMP guides the management of lands administered by the BLM. This Central Yukon RMP modified the prior RMP for the area, including by designating 21 areas of critical environmental concern or research natural areas, encompassing approximately 3,611,000 acres.

## How this bill is scored

Tier: no Tier 1 record. A bill with no record cannot newly become Tier 1.
Lane: alaska_policy. Category: not stored. Lane tag: not stored.
Lane: congressional_review_act. Category: not stored. Lane tag: not stored.
Lane: environmental_policy. Category: not stored. Lane tag: not stored.
Lane: federal_preemption. Category: not stored. Lane tag: not stored.
Lane: land_use. Category: not stored. Lane tag: not stored.
Lane: resource_management. 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 225: On Passage. Vote type: final_passage.
Roll 559: On the Motion to Proceed H.J.Res. 106. Vote type: cloture.
Roll 560: On the Joint Resolution H.J.Res. 106. Vote type: final_passage.
Polarity rationale: Reviewed enrichment (llm_import) polarity: The measure is a Congressional Review Act disapproval of a land-use management plan. It reflects an ordinary and prudential dispute over conservation designations versus resource access and local use. The metadata shows no direct advancement or restraint of a clearly named moral harm, so it does not warrant a hard moral verdict.
Theological note: The issue touches stewardship of creation and the proper use of land entrusted under lawful authority. Scripture supports both careful care for the land and prudent use of it for human needs, so the moral weight depends on operative facts not stated in the metadata, such as the plan's ecological effects, its economic impact on local communities, and whether it followed proper procedure.

## Recorded votes

Roll 225: On Passage. Yea 215 · Nay 210 · Other 6.
Roll 559: On the Motion to Proceed H.J.Res. 106. Yea 50 · Nay 47 · Other 3.
Roll 560: On the Joint Resolution H.J.Res. 106. Yea 50 · Nay 46 · Other 4.

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