{"format":1,"id":"119-hjres-140","congress":119,"number":"H.J.Res. 140","kind":"joint_resolution","group":"bills","title":"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.","title_source":"Display Title","official_title":"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.","titles":[{"type":"Official Title as Introduced","title":"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."},{"type":"Display Title","title":"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."},{"type":"Official Title from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text","title":"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."}],"outcome":"became_law","law_number":"Public Law 119-85","introduced":"2026-01-12","chambers":{"house":{"status":"roll_call","date":"2026-01-21","vote":{"id":"119-2026-h38","question":"On Passage","title":"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","result":"Passed","yea":214,"nay":208,"present":0,"not_voting":9,"source":"https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2026/roll038.xml"}},"senate":{"status":"roll_call","date":"2026-04-16","vote":{"id":"119-2026-s84","question":"On the Joint Resolution","title":"H.J. 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Res. 140","result":"Motion to Proceed Agreed to","yea":51,"nay":49,"present":0,"not_voting":0,"kind":"procedural","source":"https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1192/vote_119_2_00083.xml"}],"crs_summary":{"date":"2026-04-27","stage":"Public Law","blocks":[{"k":"p","t":"This joint resolution opens approximately 225,504 acres of National Forest System lands in Cook, Lake, and Saint Louis Counties in Minnesota to mineral and geothermal leasing. Specifically, the joint resolution nullifies Public Land Order 7917, which withdrew such land from mineral and geothermal leasing for 20 years beginning 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 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."}],"words":125},"summary":{"main_subject":{"text":"Disapproves, under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, the Bureau of Land Management rule relating to Public Land Order No. 7917 for Withdrawal of Federal Lands in Cook, Lake, and Saint Louis Counties, MN, and provides that the rule has no force or effect.","cites":[{"label":"Text","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-joint-resolution/140/text/enr#H223109C9AA15465EB8C595B7F6B43381"}]},"core_areas":["Congressional disapproval of Bureau of Land Management Public Land Order No. 7917 (Cook, Lake, and Saint Louis Counties, MN)"],"what_it_does":[{"text":"States 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.","cite":{"label":"Text","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-joint-resolution/140/text/enr#H223109C9AA15465EB8C595B7F6B43381"}},{"text":"Identifies the rule as published at 88 Fed. Reg. 6308 (January 31, 2023).","cite":{"label":"Text","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-joint-resolution/140/text/enr#H223109C9AA15465EB8C595B7F6B43381"}},{"text":"Provides that the disapproved rule shall have no force or effect.","cite":{"label":"Text","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-joint-resolution/140/text/enr#H223109C9AA15465EB8C595B7F6B43381"}}],"unexpected":[],"version":{"type":"Enrolled Bill","date":null,"rule":"enrolled","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-joint-resolution/140/text/enr"},"current":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","approved":"2026-10-03","approved_by":"checks"},"sources":{"congress_gov":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-joint-resolution/140","text":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-joint-resolution/140/text"},"card":{"image":"card/item/119-hjres-140.png","v":"721c1e90733d","alt":"Votes on Record. H.J.Res. 140, 119th Congress: 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. House: 214 Yea, 208 Nay. Senate: 50 Yea, 49 Nay. Outcome: Became law, 27 Apr 2026."}}