H.J. Res. 105, Public Law 119-49

The January 14, 2025, plan no longer has legal force or effect, reversing the federal framework for managing lands and resources covered by the North Dakota Field Office.

What the law does ​

• Disapproves the Bureau of Land Management’s North Dakota Field Office resource management plan.
• Nullifies the plan issued on January 14, 2025.

Who it affects ​

• People and businesses using lands and resources managed by the North Dakota Field Office.
• Bureau of Land Management officials responsible for those lands and resources.

Context ​

The Government Accountability Office determined that the plan was a rule subject to congressional review, and the resolution was approved on December 11, 2025.

Breakdown ​

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”. ​

This joint resolution overturns the Bureau of Land Management’s North Dakota Field Office resource management plan issued on January 14, 2025. The plan has no legal force or effect.

Key takeaways

• Congress disapproves the Bureau of Land Management’s North Dakota Field Office resource management plan.
• The affected plan was issued on January 14, 2025.
• The Government Accountability Office determined that the plan qualified as a rule subject to congressional review.
• The disapproved rule has no force or effect.
• The joint resolution was approved on December 11, 2025.