This joint resolution would nullify protections for approximately 225,504 acres of Minnesota National Forest lands and allow Oil & Gas exploration and leasing. Representative Bruce Westerman voted YEA on hjres140-119. Oil & Gas companies represent 11.7% of Westerman's identifiable donor base ($0.68M, ranking third among his party), while Oil & Gas entities filed 7,333 lobbying reports since 2022 on related issues.

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How we built this: a statistical pattern surfaced from public records — FEC campaign finance, Senate/House Lobbying Disclosure Act filings, and Congress.gov. The donor concentration and the legislative action are concurrent facts; this does not imply contributions caused the action, that the member acted improperly, or that the bill specifically benefits the named sector. Generated July 2, 2026 · internal signal score 82/100.