Who it affects
- Bureau of Land Management
- Coal companies seeking leases in Wyoming’s Buffalo Field Office area
Stalled in the SenateOverturns a ruleEnergyEnvironment
Federal coal leasing in Wyoming
S.J.Res. 89 · Resolution · Introduced Oct. 8, 2025
This bill would require the Bureau of Land Management to make federal coal available for leasing in Wyoming’s Buffalo Field Office area.
At a glance
Where it stands
The Senate voted 51 to 47 to start debate on Nov. 19.
How South Carolina voted
Lobbying and money
3 groups lobbied on it: trade group, advocacy group or nonprofit.
Top link: Nfib (National Federation of Independent Business) lobbied on it and gave $0 via PACs; $3,000 via lobbyists; $0 via employees to 1 SC members.
See who gave to whom ↓What it would do
- The bill would cancel a Bureau of Land Management rule submitted on November 20, 2024.
- That rule made federal coal in Wyoming’s Buffalo Field Office area unavailable for future leasing.
- The agency would have to follow its original 2015 land management plan and make coal available for leasing.
Written with AI from the official summary by Congress's research office.
How South Carolina voted
Senate vote
Vote to start debate
Nov. 19, 2025 · Approved 51 to 47
- Republicans
- 51 yes
- 0 no
- Democrats
- 0 yes
- 45 no
- Independents
- 0 yes
- 2 no
Groups that lobbied on it and gave to SC's members
PAC, lobbyist campaign and qualifying employee money this election, shown separately and never added together. Lobbying reports name the bills a group worked on, not which side it took.
| Group | What it is | Gave SC members | Members |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nfib (National Federation of Independent Business) | Trade group | Lobbyists: $3,000 | 1 |
See all groups, by member
Members without a final recorded vote are grayed out and excluded from totals. Events and honors are not campaign money and aren't included. Matches use exact organization names.
| Organization | Darline GrahamNo vote | Lindsey GrahamYes | Tim ScottYes | Jim ClyburnNo vote | Joe WilsonNo vote | Nancy MaceNo vote | Ralph NormanNo vote | Russell FryNo vote | Sheri BiggsNo vote | William TimmonsNo vote | Members |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nfib (National Federation of Independent Business) | – | Lobbyists: $3,000 | – | – | – | – | – | Lobbyists: $1,000 | Lobbyists: $1,000 | – | 1 |
Official record
Official title, sponsor and status
- Official title
- A 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 "Buffalo Field Office Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan Amendment".
- Sponsor
- Sen. Lummis, Cynthia M. (R-WY)
- Introduced
- Oct. 8, 2025
- Cosponsors
- 1
- Committees
- Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- Latest action
- Nov. 20, 2025 · Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8395)
Official summary from the Congressional Research Service
This joint resolution nullifies the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) on November 20, 2024, which amended the 2015 resource management plan (RMP) for the Buffalo Field Office in Wyoming to make no federal coal available for future leasing. Thus, the joint resolution requires the BLM to follow the 2015 RMP as it was before it was amended in 2024 and make coal available for leasing. By way of background, the BLM developed the amendment to the plan in response to Western Organization of Resource Councils v. Bureau of Land Management. In that case, the court held that the BLM must evaluate the climate impacts of federal coal leasing in the Buffalo Field Office and include alternatives to limit or stop coal leasing in the evaluation in order to comply with the National Environmental Policy Act. After conducting the evaluation, the BLM amended the RMP and made BLM-managed coal resources in the Buffalo Field Office planning area unavailable for future leasing.
Summary on Congress.gov ↗Everyone who lobbied on this bill (3 groups)
3 reports. Fees cover each report's whole lobbying effort, not just this bill.
Businesses and trade groups (2)
- Nfib (National Federation of Independent Business) ↗1 report
- National Mining Association ↗Mining · 1 report
Labor unions (0)
None.
Advocacy groups and nonprofits (1)
- Earthjustice Action ↗1 report
Not classified (0)
None.
Lobbying firms (3)
- Nfib (National Federation of Independent Business) ↗1 report
- National Mining Association ↗Mining · 1 report
- Earthjustice Action ↗1 report
We sorted these groups by name and industry. The labels are ours, not legal categories.