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Congressional Bill H.J.Res. 140 Signed into Law
Congressional Bill H.J.Res. 140 Signed into Law
The White House
April 27, 2026
On Monday, April 27, 2026, the President signed into law:
H.J.Res. 140, which disapproves a 2023 Bureau of Land Management Public Land Order, which withdrew approximately 225,504 acres of National Forest System lands in Cook, Lake, and Saint Louis Counties, Minnesota, from mineral and geothermal leasing for 20 years.
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