Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to "National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska Integrated Activity Plan Record of Decision".

# Summary of HJRES 124 **What the Bill Does:** This bill would overturn a 2022 federal management plan for Alaska's National Petroleum Reserve—a 23-million-acre area on Alaska's North Slope—and replace it with an earlier 2020 plan. The 2022 plan currently restricts oil and gas drilling on about 48% of the reserve to protect wildlife and support subsistence hunting and fishing by local communities. If passed, this bill would remove those restrictions and allow oil and gas leasing across more of the reserve. **Who It Affects:** The bill primarily impacts Alaska's economy (particularly the oil and gas industry), Indigenous communities and residents who rely on hunting and fishing, and wildlife in the region.

It also affects federal land management policy more broadly. **Current Status:** The bill was introduced by Rep. Nicholas Begich (R-AK) and is currently in committee, meaning it has not yet been voted on by the full House. Bills of this type use a special congressional process called the Congressional Review Act, which allows Congress to reverse recently issued federal regulations.