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 Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Leasing Program Record of Decision.

This joint resolution nullifies a 2024 Bureau of Land Management rule and record of decision regarding oil and gas leasing in the Coastal Plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. By overturning the 2024 decision, the resolution removes restrictions that had made approximately 1.2 million acres of the program area unavailable for leasing or exploration. The resolution restores the framework for managing the 1.6-million-acre program area, which includes a statutory requirement to make at least 400,000 acres available for leasing in areas with the highest potential for hydrocarbon discovery.

This resolution directly affects the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) by nullifying its 2024 rule and record of decision regarding oil and gas leasing in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. The measure impacts entities involved in the leasing, development, production, and transportation of oil and gas within the Coastal Plain program area. Additionally, the resolution affects the management of approximately 1.6 million acres of land, specifically regarding which areas are available for exploration versus those reserved for the protection of resources and existing uses.

• Nullification of Bureau of Land Management rule. The resolution nullifies the Bureau of Land Management rule issued on December 9, 2024, regarding the oil and gas leasing program in the Coastal Plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
• Reversal of 2024 Record of Decision. The resolution voids the 2024 Record of Decision that had restricted oil and gas leasing or exploration on approximately 1.2 million acres of the Coastal Plain program area.

This joint resolution utilizes the Congressional Review Act to nullify a 2024 Bureau of Land Management rule and record of decision regarding oil and gas leasing in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. By overturning the 2024 decision, the resolution impacts the implementation of statutory requirements that mandate at least 400,000 acres be made available for leasing in areas with the highest hydrocarbon potential.

This joint resolution aims to nullify a 2024 Bureau of Land Management rule that restricted oil and gas leasing in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge's Coastal Plain. By overturning the 2024 record of decision, the resolution seeks to restore the 2020 framework that made approximately 1.6 million acres available for energy development, rather than the reduced 400,000-acre statutory minimum established by the newer rule.