SJRES 109
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 "Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan".
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Bill overview
This joint resolution seeks to overturn a rule issued by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) regarding the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument. The rule, finalized in 2025, outlines the management plan for the monument. Congress is using the Congressional Review Act to disapprove this BLM rule, effectively nullifying its provisions and preventing it from being enforced.
Key provisions
- Congress disapproves the BLM rule for Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument.
- The rule’s Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan are invalidated.
- The Congressional Review Act is utilized to challenge the rule.
- The rule will have no legal force or effect.
Who is affected
- Bureau of Land Management
- Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument stakeholders
- The public
- Land management agencies
Notable changes
- This resolution directly challenges a specific BLM rule regarding monument management.
- It represents a congressional effort to limit the BLM’s authority in managing the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument.
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119th CONGRESS — 2d Session
S. J. RES. 109
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
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 Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan
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That Congress disapproves the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan
(issued January 13, 2025, as a record of decision and approved resource management plan, and a letter of opinion from the Government Accountability Office dated January 15, 2026, printed in the Congressional Record on February 25, 2026, on pages S675–677, concluding that such record of decision and approved resource management plan is a rule under the Congressional Review Act), and such rule shall have no force or effect.