Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management related to the Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan Amendment for the Miles City Field Office, Montana.
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Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
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AI Government Intelligence™This House Joint Resolution (HJRES 230) from the 118th Congress proposes congressional disapproval of a rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). The rule pertains to the Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan Amendment for the Miles City Field Office in Montana. The resolution seeks to nullify the BLM's rule under the authority of chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, which governs congressional review of federal regulations. The bill was referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources but ultimately failed or expired without further action. No official summary or full text of the bill is available in the source data.
HJRES 230 aimed to overturn a BLM land management rule for the Miles City Field Office in Montana but did not advance beyond committee referral and expired.
- The resolution targets a specific BLM rule related to land and resource management in Montana.
- It uses the Congressional Review Act process to disapprove a federal agency rule.
- The bill was referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources on December 19, 2024, but did not progress further.
['Members of Congress seeking to overturn the BLM rule', 'Stakeholders in Montana affected by the Miles City Field Office Resource Management Plan, including local land users and industries', 'Potentially state and local governments interested in land management decisions']
['Lack of detailed bill text and official summary limits understanding of specific provisions and impacts', 'Failure to advance past committee stage means no direct policy change occurred', 'Use of the Congressional Review Act can limit agency flexibility in land management', 'Potential tradeoffs between federal land management objectives and local stakeholder interests']
The resolution was introduced in the House during the 118th Congress and referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. It reflects congressional oversight of federal land management rules under the Congressional Review Act. The bill did not advance beyond committee referral and is listed as failed or expired as of August 2025.
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['If enacted, disapproval of the BLM rule could delay or alter land management activities in the Miles City Field Office, potentially affecting local economic activities such as agriculture, mining, or recreation.', 'Use of the Congressional Review Act to overturn agency rules may influence future agency rulemaking strategies and congressional oversight approaches in public lands policy.']
The absence of an official summary and full bill text in the publicly available source data limits transparency and complicates comprehensive analysis. Monitoring the use of the Congressional Review Act in land management contexts is important for understanding shifts in federal agency authority and congressional oversight. The bill's failure to advance suggests limited legislative support or competing priorities within the House Committee on Natural Resources.
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