House schedules vote against 3 Biden land-use plans

By Kelsey Brugger | 07/21/2025 06:30 AM EDT

The House will take up Congressional Review Act resolutions to undo management plans in Alaska, Montana and North Dakota.

Rep.-elect Troy Downing (R-Mont.) outside the Capitol on November 15, 2024.

Republicans like Rep. Troy Downing of Montana are hoping to unleash fossil fuels activity in their states by undoing Biden-era land use plans. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images

House Republicans this week are poised to strike down Biden-era land use management plans in Alaska, North Dakota and Montana.

The Congressional Review Act resolutions will be taken up by the Rules Committee on Monday, and votes on the House floor are expected later in the week.

Republican lawmakers have argued the Biden administration in multiple Resource Management Plans unfairly locked up huge acreage of land, cutting it off from oil and gas drilling and other development activities.

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“Alaska is a resource state, and our future will be determined by our ability to continue responsibly developing those resources,” said Rep. Nick Begich (R-Alaska), who introduced H.J. Res. 106.

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