Congress fast-tracks land-use rollbacks bundled with spending bill
H.Res. 672 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4553) making appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 104) 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 ''Miles City Field Office Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan Amendment''; providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 105) 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 ''North Dakota Field Office Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan''; providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 106) 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''; and for other purposes. · Filed by H. Griffith (R-VA) · Introduced Sep 3, 2025 · Passed chamber
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What it does
This is a procedural resolution that sets the rules for floor debate and amendment on an energy and water appropriations bill (H.R. 4553) for fiscal 2026, and simultaneously schedules votes on three Congressional Review Act resolutions that would overturn Bureau of Land Management resource management plans for Miles City (Montana), North Dakota, and Central Yukon (Alaska) field offices. The resolution limits amendments to those pre-approved by the Rules Committee and restricts debate time, effectively controlling what changes can be made to the spending bill.
Why we flagged it
HRES 672 is a standard House Rules Committee resolution governing floor procedure, but it bundles three Congressional Review Act disapprovals targeting specific BLM land-management decisions. The procedural wrapper obscures the substantive deregulatory intent of the three CRA resolutions, which may benefit extractive industries while reducing public input on land use.
- Overturns BLM Miles City Field Office resource management plan; substantively unrelated to energy/water appropriations.
- Overturns BLM North Dakota Field Office resource management plan; substantively unrelated to energy/water appropriations.
3 unrelated provisions were flagged in total.
What the text implies
- The three CRA resolutions, if passed, would overturn BLM land-use decisions without requiring the agency to conduct new environmental review or public comment periods—CRA disapprovals are final and cannot be re-issued in substantially the same form.
- Bundling regulatory disapprovals with an appropriations bill may reduce visibility and debate on the land-use consequences, as floor time is constrained and amendments are pre-screened.
The full analysis lists 4 implications of this text.
Who stands to gain
oil and gas companies; mining companies; extractive industry contractors