Legislative Oversight

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Canonical URL: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-joint-resolution/140

Official text excerpt

Public Law 119–85: 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. 
 Public Law 85 
 Public Law 119–85 140 Stat. 772 
 2026-04-27 
 2026-04-27 
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 PUBLIC LAW 119–85—APR. 27, 2026 
 140 STAT. 772 
 Public Law 119–85 
 119th Congress 
 
 
 
 Joint Resolution 
 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. Apr. 27, 2026 [ H.J. Res. 140 ] 
 
   Resolved   by   the   Senate   and   House   of   Representatives   of   the   United   States   of   America   in   Congress   assembled, 
 
 That Congress disapproves the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management of the Department of the Interior relating to Public Land Order No. 7917 for Withdrawal of Federal Lands; Cook, Lake, and Saint Louis Counties, MN ( 88 Fed. Reg. 6308 (January 31, 2023)), and such rule shall have no force or effect. 
 
 
 Approved April 27, 2026 . 
 
 
 LEGISLATIVE HISTORY — H.J. Res. 140 : 
 
 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 172 (2026): 
 Jan. 21, considered and passed House. Apr. 15, 16, considered and passed Senate. 
 
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