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".
Became Public Law No: 119-52.
Introduced:Dec 11, 2025
Primary Sponsor
Nicholas Begich
R - AK
Cosponsors
0
Quick Stats
Policy Area
Energy
Summary
This bill disapproves a federal rule that would have allowed oil and gas leasing in the Coastal Plain area of Alaska. If this bill becomes law, the previous rule allowing drilling in this area will be canceled and cannot be implemented.
Latest Action
Became Public Law No: 119-52.
AI Summary
Plain-English explanation of this bill
This bill disapproves a federal rule that would have allowed oil and gas leasing in the Coastal Plain area of Alaska. If this bill becomes law, the previous rule allowing drilling in this area will be canceled and cannot be implemented.
Last updated: 12/26/2025
Official Summary
Congressional Research Service summary
<p>This joint resolution nullifies the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), issued on December 9, 2024, and related to the record of decision (ROD) for the program that leases, develops, produces, and transports oil and gas in and from the Coastal Plain program area within the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.</p><p>The 2024 ROD that is being nullified by this resolution replaced the 2020 ROD that made all of the approximately 1.6 million acres of the program area available for oil and gas leasing. The 2024 ROD adopted Alternative D2 in the 2024 Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Leasing Program Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement, which made approximately 1.2 million acres unavailable for leasing or exploration in order to protect and conserve resources and certain uses in these areas. However, the 2024 ROD requires the statutory minimum of 400,000 acres to be made available for oil and gas leasing in a specified lease sale, subject to certain stipulations and operating procedures. Under current law, those acres must be located in the areas with the highest potential for the discovery of hydrocarbons.</p>
Key Points
Main provisions of the bill
Disapproves a federal rule that would have allowed oil and gas leasing in the Coastal Plain area of Alaska
Cancels the previous rule and prevents it from being implemented
Affects energy companies and Alaska's economy, but also impacts environmental protections in the Coastal Plain
How This Impacts Americans
Potential effects on citizens and communities
If this bill becomes law, it would prevent oil and gas drilling in the Coastal Plain of Alaska, which could impact energy companies and Alaska's economy. However, it would also protect the environment and wildlife in this sensitive area from the effects of drilling and extraction.
Policy Areas
Primary Policy Area
Energy
Related Subjects
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Congressional oversight
Department of the Interior
Mining
Oil and gas
Scope & Jurisdiction
Jurisdiction Level
federal
Congressional Session
119th Congress
Citation Reference
131, 119th Congress (2025). "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".". Source: Voter's Right Platform. https://votersright.org/bills/119-hjres-131