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Procedural record through August 1, 2026

Unreviewed pilot. Congress.gov reports that H.J.Res.140 passed the House on January 21, 2026 and was received in the Senate on January 26. The resolution would nullify the 2023 mineral-withdrawal order. This release does not resolve disputed environmental, economic, legal, or Tribal-rights claims.

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CC BY 4.0
Published
August 1, 2026
Claims
4

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Claim 1supportedhigh confidence
Public Land Order 7917 withdrew approximately 225,504 acres of National Forest System land in Cook, Lake, and Saint Louis Counties from mineral and geothermal leasing for 20 years, subject to valid existing rights.
Claim 2supportedhigh confidence
The House passed H.J.Res.140 by a 214-208 recorded vote on January 21, 2026.

Actions: H.J.Res.140 — 119th Congress

Publisher
Congress.gov, Library of Congress
Source date
2026-01-26
Accessed
2026-08-01
Source version
All actions through January 26, 2026
Rights
U.S. government work
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Not published

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text
January 21, 2026 4:45 PM action; Roll no. 38
Claim 3supportedhigh confidence
As of the August 1, 2026 source cutoff, Congress.gov lists the latest action as receipt of H.J.Res.140 in the Senate on January 26, 2026.

Legislative status can change after the source cutoff.

Actions: H.J.Res.140 — 119th Congress

Publisher
Congress.gov, Library of Congress
Source date
2026-01-26
Accessed
2026-08-01
Source version
All actions through January 26, 2026
Rights
U.S. government work
Content hash
Not published

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January 26, 2026 Senate action
Claim 4supportedhigh confidence
The federal administrative record includes an environmental assessment and supporting reports prepared for the withdrawal decision; this pilot has not independently adjudicated the competing environmental, economic, legal, and Tribal-rights interpretations of that record.

This release inventories the official record but does not independently replicate its technical analyses.

Superior National Forest Mineral Withdrawal project record

Publisher
Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Forest Service
Source date
2023-01-26
Accessed
2026-08-01
Source version
DOI-BLM-Eastern States-M000-2023-0002-EA
Rights
U.S. government work
Content hash
Not published

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text
Documents: Environmental Assessment and Resource Reports