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H.J.Res. 44 (115th): Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of the Interior relating to Bureau of Land Management regulations that establish the procedures used to prepare, revise, or amend land use plans pursuant to the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976.

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About the resolution

Source: Republican Policy Committee

Note: This bill passed both chambers in highly partisan votes with Republican support. The following summary was written by House GOP in support of the bill.

H.J.Res. 44, which passed the House and Senate on March 7, 2017, would disapprove and nullify the rule issued by the Department of the Interior on December 12, 2016, to establish the procedures used to prepare, revise, or amend land use plans pursuant to the Federal Land Policy and Management Act (FLPMA).

The final rule, known as Planning 2.0, completely overhauls existing resource management regulations and, according to the bill's sponsor, abandons Congressional intent derived from FLPMA. The rule would have allowed any member of the public to have the same level of input as states and localities at the beginning of the planning …

Sponsor and status

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Liz Cheney

Sponsor. Representative for Wyoming At Large. Republican.

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Last Updated: Mar 8, 2017
Length: 1 page
Introduced
Jan 30, 2017
115th Congress (2017–2019)
Status

Enacted — Signed by the President on Mar 27, 2017

This resolution was enacted after being signed by the President on March 27, 2017.

Law
Pub.L. 115-12
Cosponsors

16 Cosponsors (16 Republicans)

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History

Jan 30, 2017
 
Introduced

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Feb 7, 2017
 
Passed House (Senate next)

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Mar 7, 2017
 
Passed Senate

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Mar 27, 2017
 
Enacted — Signed by the President

The President signed the bill and it became law.

H.J.Res. 44 (115th) was a joint resolution in the United States Congress.

A joint resolution is often used in the same manner as a bill. If passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and signed by the President, it becomes a law. Joint resolutions are also used to propose amendments to the Constitution.

Resolutions numbers restart every two years. That means there are other resolutions with the number H.J.Res. 44. This is the one from the 115th Congress.

This joint resolution was introduced in the 115th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2017 to Jan 3, 2019. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.

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