HJRES 140
· 119th Congress
· Public Lands and Natural Resources
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 Public Land Order No. 7917 for Withdrawal of Federal Lands; Cook, Lake, and Saint Louis Counties, MN.
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Became Public Law No: 119-85.
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Apr 27, 2026
signed
Signed by President.
Apr 27, 2026
signed
Became Public Law No: 119-85.
Apr 17, 2026
sent
Presented to President.
Apr 16, 2026
floor
Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S1807-1812)
Apr 16, 2026
passed
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 50 - 49. Record Vote Number: 84.
Apr 16, 2026
passed
Passed Senate without amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 50 - 49. Record Vote Number: 84.
Apr 16, 2026
floor
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Apr 15, 2026
floor
Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (consideration: CR S1779-1780)
Apr 15, 2026
floor
Point of order that the measure is not entitled to expedited procedures under the Congressional Review Act raised in Senate. (CR S1780)
Apr 15, 2026
passed
Motion to table the point of order that the measure is not entitled to expedited procedures under the Congressional Review Act agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 48. Record Vote Number: 82.
Apr 15, 2026
passed
Motion to proceed to consideration of measure agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 49. Record Vote Number: 83. (CR S1790)
Apr 15, 2026
floor
Measure laid before Senate by motion.
Jan 26, 2026
introduced
Received in the Senate, read twice.
Jan 21, 2026
passed
Rule H. Res. 1009 passed House.
Jan 21, 2026
floor
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1009. (consideration: CR H1147-1155)
Jan 21, 2026
floor
Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 6945, H.R. 6359 and H.J. Res. 140. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 6945, H.R. 6359, and H.J. Res. 140 under a closed rule with one hour of general debate and one motion to recommit on each measure.
Jan 21, 2026
floor
DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.J. Res. 140.
Jan 21, 2026
floor
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
Jan 21, 2026
floor
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H.J. Res. 140, the Chair put the question on passage of the joint resolution and by voice vote, announced the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Huffman demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
Jan 21, 2026
floor
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H1156-1157)
Jan 21, 2026
passed
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 214 - 208 (Roll no. 38). (text: CR H1147)
Jan 21, 2026
passed
On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 214 - 208 (Roll no. 38). (text: CR H1147)
Jan 21, 2026
passed
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Jan 20, 2026
committee
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1009 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 6945, H.R. 6359 and H.J. Res. 140. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 6945, H.R. 6359, and H.J. Res. 140 under a closed rule with one hour of general debate and one motion to recommit on each measure.
Jan 12, 2026
introduced
Introduced in House
Jan 12, 2026
introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Natural Resources Committee
Roll-call votes
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Roll call #38 — On Passage
January 21, 2026 · Passed
214
Yea
208
Nay
9
Missed
D
1–207
(5 missed)
R
213–1
(4 missed)
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Roll call #82 — On the Motion to Table H.J.Res. 140
April 16, 2026 · Motion to Table Agreed to
51
Yea
48
Nay
1
Missed
D
0–45
R
51–1
(1 missed)
I
0–2
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Roll call #83 — On the Motion to Proceed H.J.Res. 140
April 16, 2026 · Motion to Proceed Agreed to
51
Yea
49
Nay
0
Missed
D
0–45
R
51–2
I
0–2
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Roll call #84 — On the Joint Resolution H.J.Res. 140
April 16, 2026 · Joint Resolution Passed
50
Yea
49
Nay
1
Missed
D
0–45
R
50–2
(1 missed)
I
0–2
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Introduced in House
Jan 12, 2026
This joint resolution nullifies Public Land Order 7917, which withdrew approximately 225,504 acres of National Forest System lands in Cook, Lake, and Saint Louis Counties, Minnesota, from mineral and geothermal leasing for 20 years. In 2023, the Bureau of Land Management issued the order to protect and preserve the Rainy River Watershed, the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness Mining Protection Area, and the 1854 Ceded Territory of the Lake Superior Chippewa from the potential adverse effects of mineral and geothermal exploration and development. The joint resolution removes such protections and allows such land to be leased for the exploration and development of minerals and geothermal energy.
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+++ Enrolled
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[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
-[H.J. Res. 140 Received in Senate (RDS)]
+[H.J. Res. 140 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]
-<DOC>
-119th CONGRESS
-2d Session
-H. J. RES. 140
+H.J.Res.140
-_______________________________________________________________________
+One Hundred Nineteenth Congress
-IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
+of the
-January 26 (legislative day, January 15), 2026
+United States of America
-Received
+AT THE SECOND SESSION
-_______________________________________________________________________
+Begun and held at the City of Washington on Saturday,
+the third day of January, two thousand and twenty-six
-JOINT RESOLUTION
+Joint Resolution
Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5,
United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land
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Federal Lands; Cook, Lake, and Saint Louis Counties, MN.
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United
-States of America in Congress assembled,
-That Congress disapproves the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land
-Management of the Department of the Interior relating to Public Land
-Order No. 7917 for Withdrawal of Federal Lands; Cook, Lake, and Saint
-Louis Counties, MN (88 Fed. Reg. 6308 (January 31, 2023)), and such
-rule shall have no force or effect.
+States of America in Congress assembled, That Congress disapproves the
+rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management of the Department of
+the Interior relating to Public Land Order No. 7917 for Withdrawal of
+Federal Lands; Cook, Lake, and Saint Louis Counties, MN (88 Fed. Reg.
+6308 (January 31, 2023)), and such rule shall have no force or effect.
-Passed the House of Representatives January 21, 2026.
+Speaker of the House of Representatives.
-Attest:
-
-KEVIN F. MCCUMBER,
-
-Clerk.
+Vice President of the United States and
+President of the Senate.
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