Statement of Administration Policy: S.J. Res. 80 - Joint Resolution Providing for Congressional Disapproval of the Rule Submitted by the Bureau of Land Management Relating to "National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska Integrated Activity Plan Record of Decision"

STATEMENT OF ADMINISTRATION POLICY

(Senate)
(Sen. Sullivan, R-AK, and one cosponsor)

The Administration strongly supports passage of S.J. Res. 80, which would disapprove a rule issued by the Bureau of Land Management during the previous Administration. The 2022 Biden-era National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska (NPR-A) Integrated Activity Plan Record of Decision closes half of the NPR-A to oil and gas development and imposes additional restrictions on areas where development is allowed.

Recognizing that developing Alaska's largely untapped supply of energy resources will benefit the Nation, President Trump issued Executive Order 14153, "Unleashing Alaska's Extraordinary Resource Potential" on his first day in office and directed the Secretary of the Interior to review this Biden-era decision. By restricting access to America's abundant resources, this ill-advised decision strays from the statutory direction for development of this important area under the Naval Petroleum Reserves Production Act, undermines the President's pro-growth energy agenda, and weakens America's energy security by increasing our reliance on foreign countries and limiting America's preeminence in powering innovation and growth. The decision is also inconsistent with section 50105 of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, P.L. 119-21, which directs the Secretary to lease in accordance with the 2020 Integrated Activity Plan Record of Decision for the area, which the Biden-era decision amended.

President Trump is committed to unleashing American energy dominance and reversing the failed, America-Last energy policies of the Biden Administration. The Trump Administration will continue its mission to unleash America's affordable and reliable energy, drive down energy costs, and put hardworking Americans first.

For these reasons, if this joint resolution is presented to the President in its current form, his advisors would recommend that he sign it into law.