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S.J.Res.80 CRA: Alaska Western Arctic Drilling
Overturns protections against oil and gas drilling in Alaska's Western Arctic (119th Congress)
View on Congress.govLegal & Constitutional Grounding
FLPMA authorizes BLM land protections; drilling threatens documented ecological resources and indigenous subsistence rights.
43 U.S.C. § 1701 et seq. — FLPMA: BLM authority to manage federal lands including NPR-A
- DOI: National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska protections safeguard indigenous subsistence rights
- 16 U.S.C. § 3101 et seq. — ANILCA protections
Bill activity
Introduced Sep 18, 2025 by Dan Sullivan (R-AK) with 1 original cosponsor. Passed the Senate Oct 30, 2025, 52-45. Passed the House Nov 18, 2025, 216-209. Became Public Law 119-47 on Dec 5, 2025.
- Reached the House floor under a special rule from the Rules Committee (H.Res.879).
- Reached the Senate floor by unanimous consent.
Rep. Pat Ryan (D-NY-18) is not listed among the cosponsors of this joint resolution. Rep. Pat Ryan (D-NY-18) voted nay on the House roll call counted in grades (roll no. 296, Nov 18, 2025).
- IntroducedSep 18, 2025
- Passed SenateOct 30, 2025
- Passed HouseNov 18, 2025
- To PresidentNov 25, 2025
- Became LawDec 5, 2025
Latest action Dec 5, 2025: Became Public Law No: 119-47.
Sponsor Dan Sullivan (R-AK)
1 original cosponsor:
- Lisa Murkowski (R-AK)
Senate measure (119th Congress): after introduction, senators are added as cosponsors by unanimous consent.
Activity log
- Introduced in Senate
- Read twice and referred to the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.Senate
- Lisa Murkowski cosponsored (R-AK, original)
- Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources discharged, by petition, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 802(c).Senate
- Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 221.Senate
- Motion to proceed to consideration of measure agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 54 - 46. Record Vote Number: 595.Senate
- Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.Senate
- Senate vote: Passage of the joint resolution
Passed, 52-45
Member breakdown · Official Senate roll call 599 - Message on Senate action sent to the House.Senate
- Received in the House.House
- Held at the desk.House
- Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 879 Reported to House.
House floor day: vote on the rule (H.Res.879), passage (9 steps)
- On ordering the previous question Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 217 - 211 (Roll no. 290).
- Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by recorded vote: 217 - 210 (Roll no. 291).
- Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 879.
- Rule provides for consideration of S.J. Res. 80, H.J. Res. 130, H.J. Res. 131, H. Con. Res. 58, H.R. 1949, H.R. 3109, H.R. 5107 and H.R. 5214. The resolution provides for consideration of S.J. Res. 80, H.J. Res. 130, H.J. Res....
- DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on S.J. Res. 80.
- The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
- POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on S.J. Res. 80, the Chair put the question on passage of the joint resolution and by voice vote announced the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Huffman demanded the yeas and nays and...
- Considered as unfinished business.
- On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 216 - 209 (Roll no. 296).
- House vote: Passage of the joint resolutionCounted in grades
Passed, 216-209
Member breakdown · Official House roll call 296 - Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.House
- Presented to President
- Signed by President
- Became Public Law No: 119-47
Votes on this joint resolution
5 votes: 5 recorded roll calls and 0 decided without a recorded vote, 0 of them on amendments. Showing 2 below; 3 procedural votes are behind "Show all 5 votes". Votes counted in grades are marked.
Oct 29, 2025SenateMotion to proceed (bring the bill to the floor)Motion to proceed to consideration of measure agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 54 - 46. Record Vote Number: 595.Agreed to54-46n/a
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 1 | 44 | 0 | 0 |
| Republican | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Independent | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 54 | 46 | 0 | 0 |
Oct 30, 2025SenatePassage of the joint resolutionPassed Senate without amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 52 - 45. Record Vote Number: 599.Passed52-45n/a
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 1 | 43 | 0 | 1 |
| Republican | 51 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Independent | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 52 | 45 | 0 | 3 |
Nov 18, 20252:52 pmHouseVote to end debate on the rule (ordering the previous question)
H.Res.879On ordering the previous question Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 217 - 211 (Roll no. 290).Agreed to217-211Nay
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 0 | 211 | 0 | 3 |
| Republican | 217 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 217 | 211 | 0 | 5 |
Nov 18, 20253:05 pmHouseVote on the rule (H.Res.879)On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by recorded vote: 217 - 210 (Roll no. 291).Agreed to217-210Nay
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 1 | 210 | 0 | 3 |
| Republican | 216 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 217 | 210 | 0 | 6 |
Nov 18, 20258:59 pmHousePassage of the joint resolutionCounted in gradesOn passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 216 - 209 (Roll no. 296).Passed216-209Nay
Counted in grades
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 3 | 208 | 0 | 3 |
| Republican | 213 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 216 | 209 | 0 | 8 |
CRA to block Western Arctic protections. The protections safeguard documented ecological resources and indigenous subsistence rights in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska.