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Providing for Congressional Disapproval Under Chapter 8 of Title United States Code, of the Rule Submitted By the Bureau of Land Management Relating to ``Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Leasing Program

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By: John Barrasso

Date: Dec. 3, 2025

Location: Washington, DC

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Mr. BARRASSO. The following Senators are necessarily absent: the Senator from Tennessee (Mrs. Blackburn), the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cruz), and the Senator from Missouri (Mr. Schmitt).

Further, if present and voting: the Senator from Tennessee (Mrs. Blackburn) would have voted ``yea,'' the Senator from Texas (Mr. Cruz) would have voted ``yea,'' and the Senator from Missouri (Mr. Schmitt) would have voted ``yea.''

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