The Senate on Wednesday moved to kill Biden-era oil and gas drilling limits in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
The Congressional Review Act resolution, brought by Sens. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) and Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), passed an initial procedural vote 49-47. A final vote will happen as soon as Thursday.
Maine Sen. Susan Collins was the only Republican to cross the aisle against the legislation. No Democrat voted in favor.
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S.J. Res. 91 targets the Biden administration’s land management plan for ANWR’s Coastal Plain. A companion measure, H.J. Res. 131, passed in the House last month.
