H.J.Res. 131 · 119th Congress · 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 Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Leasing Program Record of Decision.
Became Public Law No: 119-52.
Latest official action 2025-12-11 · Enacted
The bill, briefly
This joint resolution opens public land for oil and gas leasing in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Specifically, the joint resolution nullifies the record of decision (ROD) issued by the Bureau of Land Management on December 9, 2024, 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. 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 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.
Congressional Research Service · 2025-10-10
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AMERICA'S CREDIT UNIONS PAC$10,000
Nicholas J. Begich III · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Nicholas J. Begich III · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN REVIVAL PAC$10,000
Nicholas J. Begich III · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ABC PAC)$10,000
Nicholas J. Begich III · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordBUCKEYE LIBERTY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Nicholas J. Begich III · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordCHESAPEAKE FREEDOM PAC$10,000
Nicholas J. Begich III · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordCHUGACH ALASKA CORPORATION PAC (CAC PAC)$10,000
Nicholas J. Begich III · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordCONOCOPHILLIPS SPIRIT PAC$10,000
Nicholas J. Begich III · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordCONSERVATIVE OPPORTUNITY LEADERSHIP AND ENTERPRISE PAC$10,000
Nicholas J. Begich III · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordDENALI LEADERSHIP PAC$10,000
Nicholas J. Begich III · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordEUREKA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Nicholas J. Begich III · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordFIRST IN FREEDOM PAC$10,000
Nicholas J. Begich III · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordFOREVER YOUTH ORGANIZATION UTILIZING A NEW GENERATION PAC$10,000
Nicholas J. Begich III · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordIN THE ARENA PAC$10,000
Nicholas J. Begich III · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordINDEPENDENT INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS OF AMERICA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (INSURPAC)$10,000
Nicholas J. Begich III · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordKOCH, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (KOCHPAC)$10,000
Nicholas J. Begich III · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordMVL PAC$10,000
Nicholas J. Begich III · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Nicholas J. Begich III · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Nicholas J. Begich III · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordROYAL CARIBBEAN GROUP USA INC. PAC$10,000
Nicholas J. Begich III · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordTHE EYE OF THE TIGER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Nicholas J. Begich III · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordTRUE NORTH PAC$10,000
Nicholas J. Begich III · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$9,994
Nicholas J. Begich III · Sponsor · $9,994
Official PAC recordALASKA AIR GROUP INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$9,500
Nicholas J. Begich III · Sponsor · $9,500
Official PAC recordAMERICA'S MOUNTAIN PAC$9,000
Nicholas J. Begich III · Sponsor · $9,000
Official PAC recordATLAS AIR WORLDWIDE HOLDINGS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$8,000
Nicholas J. Begich III · Sponsor · $8,000
Official PAC recordBNSF RAILWAY COMPANY RAILPAC (BNSF RAILPAC)$8,000
Nicholas J. Begich III · Sponsor · $8,000
Official PAC recordNANA REGIONAL CORPORATION PAC (NANAPAC)$8,000
Nicholas J. Begich III · Sponsor · $8,000
Official PAC recordAIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC$7,500
Nicholas J. Begich III · Sponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordALLIED PILOTS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$7,500
Nicholas J. Begich III · Sponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordNATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$7,500
Nicholas J. Begich III · Sponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordCHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA PAC (US CHAMBER PAC)$7,000
Nicholas J. Begich III · Sponsor · $7,000
Official PAC recordCOLORADO WESTERN POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$7,000
Nicholas J. Begich III · Sponsor · $7,000
Official PAC recordPRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE I$7,000
Nicholas J. Begich III · Sponsor · $7,000
Official PAC recordSIX PAC$7,000
Nicholas J. Begich III · Sponsor · $7,000
Official PAC recordYOUR OHIO REPUBLICAN TEAM$7,000
Nicholas J. Begich III · Sponsor · $7,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$6,500
Nicholas J. Begich III · Sponsor · $6,500
Official PAC recordGREAT PLAINS PAC$6,500
Nicholas J. Begich III · Sponsor · $6,500
Official PAC recordRVFPAC$6,500
Nicholas J. Begich III · Sponsor · $6,500
Official PAC recordCLUB FOR GROWTH PAC$6,150
Nicholas J. Begich III · Sponsor · $6,150
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