Congress rejects a land management plan for Buffalo Field Office.
H.J.Res. 130 — 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 "Buffalo Field Office Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan Amendment". · Filed by Harriet Hageman (R-WY) · 1 cosponsor · Introduced Oct 8, 2025 · Signed
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What it does
Congress used a special law to reject a land management plan. The Bureau of Land Management made the plan in November 2024. The plan told how the Buffalo Field Office would manage public lands. Congress voted to kill the plan, making it void.
Who it affects
The Bureau of Land Management and the Buffalo Field Office are affected. People and groups that use public lands in that area may be affected.
One thing to notice
The resolution does not say what the plan actually did. Without knowing what the plan contained, it is hard to know the effect.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
1 cosponsor: 1 Republicans.
- Oct 8, 2025 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Oct 8, 2025 — Referred to House Committee on Natural Resources · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources”
- Nov 18, 2025 — Passed the House · Congress.gov: “On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 214 - 212 (Roll no. 294). (text: CR H4746)”
- Nov 20, 2025 — Passed both chambers · Congress.gov: “Passed Senate without amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 43. Record Vote Number: 623.”
- Dec 3, 2025 — Sent to president · Congress.gov: “Presented to President”
- Dec 11, 2025 — Signed into law · Congress.gov: “Became Public Law No: 119-51”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- Bureau of Land Management — A government agency that manages public lands owned by the United States.
- void — No longer valid or in effect.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (1,436 characters) on Jul 10, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,206 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-09-17.
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