Senate · Roll call 84 · April 16, 2026

A vote to pass H.J.Res. 140, which overturns a Bureau of Land Management land withdrawal order in three Minnesota counties, opening those lands to mineral and geothermal leasing.

Joint Resolution Passed50–49 Passage Party-line vote
Question
On the Joint Resolution
Bill
H.J.Res. 140, 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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Each dot is one current member, in the same seat as on their member page, from most liberal (left) to most conservative (right). Color shows how they voted. Seats show current members. Members who have since left Congress appear in the list below.

How each party voted

Democrats
Yes 0 · No 45
Republicans
Yes 50 · No 2 · Did not vote 1
Independent
Yes 0 · No 2

Most Democrats voted No (45 of 45).

Most Republicans voted Yes (50 of 53).

Party-line vote: most Democrats and most Republicans voted on opposite sides.

President's positions

The President's position: wanted a Yes vote

“The Administration strongly supports passage of H.J. Res. 140”

Source: White House statement on the bill · Checked against the statement (AI-assisted)

About this vote

Under the Congressional Review Act, Congress can overturn a federal agency rule by passing a joint resolution of disapproval, which also needs the President's signature. H.J.Res. 140 overturns a Bureau of Land Management rule, Public Land Order No. 7917, on the withdrawal of federal lands in Cook, Lake, and Saint Louis Counties, Minnesota; according to the Congressional Research Service summary, this opens about 225,504 acres of National Forest System lands there to mineral and geothermal leasing. The joint resolution passed the Senate.

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Summary by the Congressional Research Service

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.

How each member voted

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