{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://fedorchak.house.gov/media/press-releases/north-dakota-congressional-delegation-introduces-congressional-review-act", "North Dakota congressional delegation introduces Congressional Review Act to repeal BLM\u2019s harmful land use plan", "2025-07-10", "2025", "2025-07", "Republican", "House", "ND", "Julie Fedorchak", "F000482", "fedorchak.house.gov", "fedorchak", "https://fedorchak.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2014 Congresswoman Julie Fedorchak and Senators Kevin Cramer and John Hoeven today introduced a Congressional Review Act (CRA) joint resolution of disapproval to overturn the Biden administration\u2019s Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Resource Management Plan (RMP) for North Dakota. The introduction follows the Government Accountability Office\u2019s (GAO) determination that the plan qualifies for repeal under the CRA.\n\n\u201cNorth Dakotans saw the Biden administration\u2019s plan for what it was: A backdoor attempt to shut down responsible energy development on federal lands. It would crush coal production, close off millions of acres to leasing, and devastate jobs and communities across our state,\u201d said Rep. Fedorchak. \u201cThis legislation overturns this harmful rule and restores common sense for North Dakota\u2019s landowners and energy producers. We need energy policy that embraces innovation, not one that caters to out-of-touch activists at the expense of our energy security and economic strength.\u201d\n\n\u201cThe Biden Administration\u2019s Bureau of Land Management Resource Management Plan for North Dakota represented another assault upon our state\u2019s economy and energy producers,\u201d said Senator Cramer. \u201cWashington bureaucrats targeted our coal, oil, and natural gas reserves by blocking producers\u2019 ability to develop them, ignoring the state\u2019s input, clear text of federal law, and countless court precedents. Thankfully, the Trump administration is taking a new direction. This resolution under the Congressional Review Act is another tool at our disposal to get rid of this disastrous rule.\u201d\n\n\u201cThe RMP for North Dakota is an egregious example of the Biden administration\u2019s overreaching Green New Deal agenda. This rule would lock away vast oil and gas acreage and nearly 99 percent of federal coal acreage in our state, undermining our energy security and economic resilience,\u201d said Senator Hoeven. \u201cThe CRA resolution we\u2019re introducing will roll back this harmful policy, ensuring North Dakota remains a powerhouse for our nation, while helping the U.S. to become truly energy dominant.\u201d\n\nIn the final days of the Biden administration, the Bureau of Land Management adopted the RMP for North Dakota, significantly constraining the state\u2019s ability to access and develop its mineral resources. The plan prohibits coal leasing on over four million acres, or nearly 99 percent of federal coal acreage. It also blocks 213,000 acres, or 44 percent of federally owned fluid mineral acreage, to future development. Throughout the drafting process, the state of North Dakota and the Congressional delegation expressed opposition to the draft RMP before the BLM finalized it.\n\nIn February 2025, the North Dakota delegation sent a letter to GAO asking the Comptroller General of the U.S. Gene Dodaro to \u201cconclude the CRA applies to the North Dakota RMP, including specifically that GAO determine it is subject to CRA\u2019s submission requirements and subject to review by Congress.\u201d\n\nNorth Dakota Governor Kelly Armstrong said, \u201cWe appreciate Senators Hoeven and Cramer and Congresswoman Fedorchak for introducing the CRA joint resolution, which is the cleanest, fastest way to overturn the Biden administration\u2019s disastrous plan. Instead of destabilizing the electric grid, raising consumer costs and making our nation less safe like the Biden plan threatened to do, North Dakotans deserve a Resource Management Plan that encourages responsible development of U.S. energy resources and supports our communities. The state stands ready to work with our delegation to repeal the RMP and replace it with a plan that protects states\u2019 rights and recognizes our unique concerns about mineral ownership.\u201d\n\nAlison Ritter, Executive Director of the Western Dakota Energy Association, stated, \"The Western Dakota Energy Association thanks our Congressional Delegation for introducing this Congressional Review Act resolution to overturn the anti-energy Resource Management Plan (RMP) President Biden imposed upon North Dakota. Rescinding this plan is key to unlocking North Dakota\u2019s full energy potential, while also protecting good-paying jobs, sustaining strong local economies, and preserving responsible access to the vital resources that power our nation.\"\n\nRon Ness, President of the North Dakota Petroleum Council, added, \u201cAs part of former President Biden\u2019s over-reaching regulatory agenda, the BLM proposed a Resource Management Plan which was nothing but a transparent anti-energy power grab. The North Dakota Petroleum Council thanks Senators Hoeven and Cramer and Congresswoman Fedorchak for introducing this Congressional Review Act resolution that would force the BLM to simply respect the rule of law.\u201d\n\nCLICK HERE to read the CRA.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T14:40:33Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://fedorchak.house.gov/media/press-releases/north-dakota-congressional-delegation-introduces-congressional-review-act"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 2.2357050329446793, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}