House joint resolution · 115th Congress · Public Law 115-12
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.
Became law on Mar 27, 2017.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJan 30, 2017
- Committee actionskipped
- Passed HouseFeb 7, 2017 · 234–186
- Passed SenateMar 7, 2017 · 51–48
- To the PresidentMar 16, 2017
- Became lawMar 27, 2017
Latest action: Mar 27, 2017 — Became Public Law No: 115-12.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.J.Res. 44.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. CHENEY, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 15, January 30, 2017, Page H746):Article I, Section 1, and Article I, Section 8, clause 18Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 30, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 57 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.J.Res. 44, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hjres/44
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
295051dd5a018e3fecbd93884dcdec2070a44b09df7bbba1b10f572111d8a72c
PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
16 cosponsors — 16 Republicans
0 of 16 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Mark Amodei (R-NV), Andy Biggs (R-AZ), Rob Bishop (R-UT), Jason Chaffetz (R-UT), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Louie Gohmert (R-TX), Paul Gosar (R-AZ), Raul Labrador (R-ID), Mia Love (R-UT), Dan Newhouse (R-WA), Stevan Pearce (R-NM), Aumua Amata Radewagen (R-AS), Pete Sessions (R-TX), Chris Stewart (R-UT), Scott Tipton (R-CO), Don Young (R-AK).
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Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 22, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.