House · HJRES 106 · 119th Congress
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 "Central Yukon Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan".
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Summary
Congress voted to cancel a federal land management plan for Alaska's Central Yukon area. The plan, created in 2024, had set rules for about 3.6 million acres of public land in Alaska. This affects how that land can be used for things like energy development, conservation, and other activities.
In Favor
The 2024 plan locked up 3.6 million acres and blocked oil, gas, and mining activity across Central Alaska. Canceling it reopens those lands to resource development that supports Alaska's economy and state tax revenue. Alaska Native communities and the state government also opposed the federal plan for limiting local control over land use decisions.
Against
The 2024 plan protected 21 special areas covering critical fish and wildlife habitat, migratory corridors, and lands vital to Alaska Native subsistence practices. Canceling it opens those areas to drilling and mining, risking habitat loss, water contamination, and caribou disruption. Some Alaska Native communities supported the plan because it safeguarded traditional hunting and fishing grounds that their communities depend on.
Additional Considerations
Purpose & Problem
Is the problem real and worth federal action?
This resolution cancels a federal land management plan for Alaska's Central Yukon area issued in November 2024. The plan set rules for how the Bureau of Land Management would manage roughly 3.6 million acres of federal land.
Scope & Related Provisions
Does it stay focused, or carry unrelated add-ons?
The resolution stays on topic. Its only action is to cancel the Central Yukon land management plan, and it does not add any other provisions.
Who Is Affected
Who benefits, and who bears the cost?
The Bureau of Land Management loses the ability to enforce the 2024 plan's rules for the Central Yukon area. People and industries whose activities on those roughly 3.6 million acres were shaped by the plan are also affected.
Cost & Funding
Is it affordable and responsibly funded?
The bill does not authorize or appropriate any funds. It cancels an existing federal rule, which shifts the duty to the Bureau of Land Management to operate under prior management rules for the area.
Risks & Implementation
What could go wrong in practice?
Canceling the plan means the Bureau of Land Management must fall back on the prior rules for this area. Managing 3.6 million acres under older guidelines could create gaps if those older rules do not address current conditions.
For the actual bill text, see congress.gov.
AI-generated · Published 6/5/2026