Measure laid before Senate by motion.
Congress is using the Congressional Review Act to cancel a federal rule issued by an agency. If this joint resolution is passed by both chambers and signed by the President, the rule will be nullified and the agency will be blocked from issuing a new rule that is substantially the same unless Congress enacts new legislation. This is a binding action that removes the rule's legal effect.
Public Land Order No. 7917 for Withdrawal of Federal Lands; Cook, Lake, and Saint Louis Counties, MN (published at 88 Fed. Reg. 6308 on January 31, 2023).
Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Department of the Interior (DOI)
Under the Congressional Review Act, the Senate may consider this disapproval under expedited procedures with limited debate and it requires a simple majority to pass; if both chambers approve it and the President signs, the rule is void. If the President vetoes the joint resolution, Congress would need to override the veto to nullify the rule.
This joint resolution uses the Congressional Review Act to disapprove a Bureau of Land Management rule implementing Public Land Order No. 7917, which withdrew certain Federal lands in Cook, Lake, and Saint Louis Counties, Minnesota.
The resolution states the specified rule (88 Fed.
Reg. 6308, Jan 31, 2023) shall have no force or effect.
Narrow and low-cost but faces Senate procedural barriers and uncertain executive acceptance; outcome depends on Senate clearance and presidential response.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is concise and well-targeted: it clearly identifies and nullifies a single administrative rule using the statutory mechanism for congressional disapproval. The core legal effect is unambiguous.
Progressives emphasize conservation and upholding the BLM withdrawal
These are examples from the analysis, not a ranked list of the most-affected groups.
Progressives emphasize conservation and upholding the BLM withdrawal
Likely opposes the resolution because it nullifies a BLM withdrawal of Federal lands.
They will view the withdrawal as a protection measure for public lands, conservation, and possibly recreation or cultural values.
Any claims about economic benefits from undoing the withdrawal would be treated skeptically and noted as uncertain without more detail.
Takes a pragmatic, evidence-seeking view.
Wants more specifics about what the withdrawal covered and its economic and environmental impacts before taking a firm stance.
Likely to weigh local input, federal land management goals, and any demonstrable harms or benefits.
Likely supports the resolution as restoring local and private economic opportunity by overturning a federal land withdrawal.
Views congressional disapproval as appropriate oversight of executive-branch land rules.
Emphasizes property rights, resource development, and limiting federal land restrictions.
Reached or meaningfully advanced
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Narrow and low-cost but faces Senate procedural barriers and uncertain executive acceptance; outcome depends on Senate clearance and presidential response.
The Senate formally adopted this resolution.
A resolution is a formal statement or decision by the chamber. Simple resolutions apply only to one chamber; joint resolutions require both chambers.
The Senate agreed to bring this bill to the floor. Debate and amendment votes can now begin.
The motion was tabled — set aside indefinitely without a vote on its merits.
Tabling a motion effectively kills it without debate.
Progressives emphasize conservation and upholding the BLM withdrawal
Narrow and low-cost but faces Senate procedural barriers and uncertain executive acceptance; outcome depends on Senate clearance and presid…
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is concise and well-targeted: it clearly identifies and nullifies a single administrative rule using the statutory mechanism for congressional disapproval. The core l…
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