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H.J.Res. 140 (119th): 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 Public Land Order No

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 Public Land Order No. 7917 for Withdrawal of Federal Lands; Cook, Lake, and Saint Louis Counties, MN.

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Recorded summary

This joint resolution under the Congressional Review Act would nullify Bureau of Land Management Public Land Order 7917, which withdrew about 225,504 acres of National Forest System land in Cook, Lake, and Saint Louis Counties, Minnesota, from mineral and geothermal leasing for 20 years beginning in 2023. The order was issued to protect the Rainy River Watershed, the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, its Mining Protection Area, and the 1854 Ceded Territory of the Lake Superior Chippewa from possible adverse effects of mineral and geothermal exploration and development. Enactment would reopen those lands to leasing, and the agency could not reissue a substantially similar rule.

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Theological note: Scripture grants humanity stewardship over creation (Genesis 1:28; 2:15), which bears on the care of watersheds and wilderness. It also requires honest dealing and just regard for treaty obligations and the rights of neighbors, including the Ojibwe bands whose 1854 cession is named here. Mineral development can serve legitimate human needs, so this is a question of prudent stewardship and justice in land use rather than a clear case of direct moral evil.

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Recorded votes

Roll 38 · 21-Jan-2026 4:45 PM · On Passage · Passed

Yea 214 · Nay 208 · Other 9

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Roll 82 · April 15, 2026, 08:00 PM · On the Motion to Table H.J.Res. 140 · Motion to Table Agreed to (51-48)

Yea 51 · Nay 48 · Other 1

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Roll 83 · April 15, 2026, 08:21 PM · On the Motion to Proceed H.J.Res. 140 · Motion to Proceed Agreed to (51-49)

Yea 51 · Nay 49 · Other 0

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Roll 84 · April 16, 2026, 11:08 AM · On the Joint Resolution H.J.Res. 140 · Joint Resolution Passed (50-49)

Yea 50 · Nay 49 · Other 1

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