# 119-hjres-140: 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.

119-hjres-140, 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., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Stauber, Pete [R-MN-8] (R-MN); status became_law (as of 2026-09-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hjres-140
- Congress: 119
- Title: 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.
- Status: became_law
- Introduced: 2026-01-12
- Sponsor: Rep. Stauber, Pete [R-MN-8] (R-MN)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**Nullifies a Bureau of Land Management withdrawal of federal lands in parts of Cook, Lake, and Saint Louis Counties, Minnesota.** That preserves the status quo: the lands named in Public Land Order No. 7917 are not withdrawn and remain managed under existing federal land laws and BLM authority.

## Cosponsors (4)

- Rep. Finstad, Brad [R-MN-1] (R-MN), 2026-01-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Maloy, Celeste [R-UT-2] (R-UT), 2026-01-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Begich, Nicholas J. [R-AK-At Large] (R-AK), 2026-01-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Luna, Anna Paulina [R-FL-13] (R-FL), 2026-01-21T00:00:00.000Z

## Votes

| Date | Chamber | Question | Result | Yea | Nay |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-16T11:08:00.000Z | senate | On the Joint Resolution H.J.Res. 140 | Joint Resolution Passed | 50 | 49 |
| 2026-04-15T20:21:00.000Z | senate | On the Motion to Proceed H.J.Res. 140 | Motion to Proceed Agreed to | 51 | 49 |
| 2026-04-15T20:00:00.000Z | senate | On the Motion to Table H.J.Res. 140 | Motion to Table Agreed to | 51 | 48 |
| 2026-01-21T00:00:00.000Z | house | On Passage | Passed | 214 | 208 |

## Provisions PRIA read

- Minnesota federal land withdrawal canceled: mixed, low. The law cancels a federal rule that would have withdrawn some public land in Cook, Lake, and Saint Louis Counties, Minnesota. It disapproves the Bureau of Land Management rule for Public Land Order No. 7917, published January 31, 2023 (88 Fed. Reg. 6308). The rule now has no force or effect. These…

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## Sources
- [119-hjres-140 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-joint-resolution/140)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hjres-140 (as of 2026-09-21).