SJRES 63
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 "Central Yukon 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 resource management in Alaska’s Central Yukon planning area. The rule, finalized in November 2024, modified an existing resource management plan and designated specific areas of environmental concern. Congress is using the Congressional Review Act to disapprove this BLM rule, effectively nullifying its provisions.
Key provisions
- Congress disapproves the BLM rule.
- The rule’s provisions will have no legal force or effect.
- The resolution specifically targets the November 12, 2024, Central Yukon Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan.
- It references a Government Accountability Office opinion supporting the rule’s classification as a rule under the Congressional Review Act.
- The resolution aims to prevent the implementation of the BLM’s changes to the Central Yukon area’s resource management.
Who is affected
- Bureau of Land Management
- Stakeholders in Alaska’s Central Yukon planning area
- Landowners and resource users in the Central Yukon area
- Environmental groups concerned with the Central Yukon area
Notable changes
- The rule modified an existing resource management plan for the Central Yukon area.
- It designated 21 areas of critical environmental concern or research natural areas.
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119th CONGRESS — 1st Session
S. J. RES. 63
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 Central Yukon Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management
Plan
.
That Congress disapproves the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to Central Yukon Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan
(issued November 12, 2024, as a record of decision and resource management plan, and a letter of opinion from the Government Accountability Office dated June 25, 2025, printed in the Congressional Record on June 26, 2025, on pages S3554–S3556, concluding that such record of decision and resource management plan is a rule under the Congressional Review Act), and such rule shall have no force or effect.