H.J. Res. 130, Public Law 119-51

The November 20, 2024, amendment no longer has legal force or effect, reversing the federal land-management change.

What the law does ​

• Disapproves the Buffalo Field Office resource management plan amendment.
• Makes the disapproved amendment legally ineffective.

Who it affects ​

• The Bureau of Land Management and its Buffalo Field Office.
• People and groups affected by management of lands covered by the plan.

Context ​

The Government Accountability Office determined that the amendment 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 “Buffalo Field Office Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan Amendment”. ​

This joint resolution overturns the Bureau of Land Management’s Buffalo Field Office resource management plan amendment issued on November 20, 2024. The amendment has no legal force or effect.

Key takeaways

• Congress disapproves the Bureau of Land Management’s Buffalo Field Office resource management plan amendment.
• The affected plan amendment was issued on November 20, 2024.
• The Government Accountability Office concluded that the plan amendment was a rule subject to congressional review.
• The disapproved rule has no force or effect.
• The joint resolution was approved on December 11, 2025.