Enacted
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.
This measure overturns a 20-year federal ban on mineral leasing across roughly 225,000 acres of national forest land in northeastern Minnesota. Reversing the ban allows mining companies to once again apply for permits to explore and extract metals, such as copper and nickel, in the watershed near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. It also bars federal agencies from issuing a similar leasing ban in the area without specific approval from Congress.
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Reach
provisional · pending review30rigor: heuristic llm
What this bill touches.
Federal lands & resources−38Pollution & development−25
Who it helps · who it burdens.
Who it helps
- mineral leasing and exploration companiesBy nullifying the order that withdrew federal lands in Cook, Lake, and Saint Louis Counties from mineral leasing, the bill removes the administrative ban on leasing those lands for mineral development.
Who opposes it
- Bureau of Land ManagementThe bill directly overturns and nullifies Public Land Order No. 7917 issued by the agency, voiding its withdrawal of federal lands and stripping the rule of legal force or effect.
The provisions, in plain language.
Disapproves and nullifies the Department of the Interior's Public Land Order No. 7917, which withdrew federal lands in Cook, Lake, and Saint Louis Counties, Minnesota, from mineral leasing, rendering the order with no legal force or effect.
How your members of Congress line up
How members voted on H.J.Res. 140.
Recorded roll calls on this bill, most recent first. Open one to see each member's position.
How it moved.
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- Became Public Law No: 119-85.
- Signed by President.
- Presented to President.
- Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Passed Senate without amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 50 - 49. Record Vote Number: 84.
- Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 50 - 49. Record Vote Number: 84.
- Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S1807-1812)
- Measure laid before Senate by motion.
- Motion to proceed to consideration of measure agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 49. Record Vote Number: 83. (CR S1790)
- 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.
- Point of order that the measure is not entitled to expedited procedures under the Congressional Review Act raised in Senate. (CR S1780)
- Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (consideration: CR S1779-1780)
- Received in the Senate, read twice.
- Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 214 - 208 (Roll no. 38). (text: CR H1147)
- Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 214 - 208 (Roll no. 38). (text: CR H1147)
- Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H1156-1157)
- 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.
- The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
- DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.J. Res. 140.
- 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.
- Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 1009. (consideration: CR H1147-1155)
- Rule H. Res. 1009 passed House.
- 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.
- Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
- Introduced in House
- Became Public Law No: 119-85.
- Signed by President.
- Presented to President.
- Passed Senate without amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 50 - 49. Record Vote Number: 84.
- Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 50 - 49. Record Vote Number: 84.
- Motion to proceed to consideration of measure agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 49. Record Vote Number: 83. (CR S1790)
- 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.
- Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 214 - 208 (Roll no. 38). (text: CR H1147)
- Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 214 - 208 (Roll no. 38). (text: CR H1147)
- Rule H. Res. 1009 passed House.
- 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.
- Introduced in House
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Sources & provenance
- Public Law 119-85
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Civic Herald. “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. (H.J.Res. 140, 119th Congress).” https://civicherald.app/bills/119-hjres-140. Congress.gov record as of Jul 17, 2026.