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H.J.Res. 140 by Rep. Pete Stauber [R-MN8] passed the House and Senate yesterday. 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. https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/119/hjres140 🏛️
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Congress passed H.J. Res. 140 with the Senate voting 50-49 on April 16, with Republican Senators Collins and Tillis breaking ranks . The resolution uses the Congressional Review Act to overturn a 20-year mining withdrawal protecting the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness and surrounding watershed . The resolution now heads to President Trump's desk; the Interior Department argues the resolution relies on an unconstitutional provision and cannot terminate the withdrawal .
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“H.J.Res. 140 by Rep. Pete Stauber passed the House and Senate yesterday”
Senate passed 50-49 on April 16, 2026; House passed 214-208 on January 21, 2026.
“H.J.Res. 140 provides for congressional disapproval of the Bureau of Land Management rule relating to Public Land Order No. 7917 for Withdrawal of Federal Lands in Cook, Lake, and Saint Louis Counties, MN”
Official legislative text and government sources confirm the resolution's exact scope and purpose.
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