Cramer Statement on House Passage of Resolution to Overturn North Dakota RMP

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. House of Representatives passed aCongressional ReviewAct(CRA) Joint Resolution of Disapproval to overturn the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Resource Management Plan (RMP) for North Dakota. U.S. Senator Kevin Cramer (R-ND) and Representative Julie Fedorchak (R-ND) introduced identical resolutions to overturn the Biden-era regulation, which would have cut off significant portions of federal oil and coal from development.
Cramer applauded the vote. “The House passage of our CRA is a significant step in canceling the Biden administration’s plan to restrict North Dakota’s energy development. This resolution reaffirms the multiple use doctrine by ensuring North Dakota gets the best long-term plan possible to responsibly utilize our natural resources. I applaud Congresswoman Fedorchak’s leadership in the House. Now it’s time for the Senate to work with the Trump administration and get rid of this disastrous rule.”
The introduction of the delegation’s resolutionfollowed the Government Accountability Office’s (GAO)determinationthat the plan qualifies for repeal under theCRA. The delegation and the state of North Dakotarequestedchanges regarding the draft RMP that the Biden BLM chose to ignore.
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