Senate agrees to take up the resolution overturning the Coastal Plain oil and gas leasing rule
On the Motion to Proceed S.J.Res. 91
DEC 3, 2025 · 2:53 PM ET
Party-line vote, except 1 Republican who crossed. Exactly the 49 needed, with none to spare.
A yes only lets the Senate take up the measure. It is not a vote to pass it.
WHAT IS A MOTION TO PROCEED →A yes only lets the Senate take up the measure. It is not a vote to pass it.
WHAT IS A MOTION TO PROCEED →What the Senate was voting on
The Senate voted on whether to take up S.J.Res. 91 for debate. The joint resolution would nullify a Bureau of Land Management rule related to oil and gas leasing in the Coastal Plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. The motion passed with exactly the 49 votes needed.
Take up S.J.Res. 91 for debate on the Senate floor.
Do not take up S.J.Res. 91 now.
Nullifies the Bureau of Land Management’s 2024 decision governing oil and gas leasing in the Coastal Plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
Reported by committee on Dec. 2, 2025. Waiting for a Senate floor vote, 350 days after it was introduced.
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- On a 50–50 tie the Vice President can cast the deciding vote.
49 is a majority of the 96 senators voting yes or no. Members voting “present” or absent don’t count.
- VP
- On a 50–50 tie the Vice President can cast the deciding vote.
Party line, with 1 Republican crossing1 Republican crossed. It passed.
Every vote on S.J.Res. 91, in both chambersPassed the House. Passed the Senate.
CHAMBER CONTRASTThe House agreed to it 217–209 on Nov. 18, with 3 Democrats voting yes. The Senate voted to take it up 49–47 on Dec. 3.
- NOV 18#290Previous question on the rule (H.Res. 879)AGREED TO217–211
- NOV 18#291On the rule (H.Res. 879)AGREED TO217–210
- NOV 18#295On adoptionPASSED217–2093 Democrats voted yes
- DEC 2Discharged from committeeDISCHARGED
- DEC 3#630THIS VOTEMotion to proceedAGREED TO49–47Exactly the 49 needed.
- DEC 4#632On adoptionPASSED49–45
- DEC 10Sent to the PresidentTO PRESIDENT
- DEC 11Signed into lawSIGNED
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