The bill hjres140-119 would reverse a federal withdrawal of 225,504 acres in Minnesota from Oil & Gas leasing and mineral exploration. Representative Pete Stauber (R-MN) introduced this joint resolution. Oil & Gas ranks among Stauber's top donor industries at 7.5% of identifiable contributions ($0.44M), placing 15th among Republican recipients.

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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 73/100.