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Passed on 2026-10-20

Bill · 119th Congress · HR 837

To require the Secretary of Agriculture to convey the Pleasant Valley Ranger District Administrative Site to Gila County, Arizona.

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Introduced 2025-01-31Topic: land use zoning

Summary

Summary by the Congressional Research Service

This bill directs the Forest Service to convey specified property to Gila County, Arizona, upon the county's submission of a written request for such conveyance. The property, identified as the Gila County Area, consists of approximately 232.9 acres of National Forest System land located in the Tonto National Forest in Arizona. The county must use the land for the purposes of serving and supporting veterans. If any land conveyed under this bill ceases to be used for such purpose, all right, title, and interest in and to the land shall revert to the United States, at the discretion of the Forest Service. The conveyance must be made with a quitclaim deed and without consideration (value, such as payment, provided in exchange for the property). The Forest Service must not be required to provide any covenant or warranty for the land and improvements conveyed to the county under such conveyance. As a condition of the conveyance, the county must pay all the costs associated with the conveyance, including any (1) surveys, (2) environmental analysis or resource survey required under federal law, and (3) analysis required to comply with certain provisions of the National Historic Preservation Act.

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Action history

DateChamberActionStatus effect
2026-10-20Became Public Law No: 119-126.enact
2026-10-20Became Public Law No: 119-126.enact
2026-10-20Signed by President.
2026-10-20Signed by President.enact
2026-10-15HousePresented to President.sent to executive
2026-10-15Presented to President.sent to executive
2026-10-14SenateMessage on Senate action sent to the House.
2026-09-30SenatePassed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5226)
2026-09-30Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.floor pass
2026-09-17SenatePlaced on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 660.
2026-09-17SenateCommittee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Lee without amendment. Without written report.refer
2026-09-17Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Lee without amendment. Without written report.report
2026-02-04SenateCommittee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.refer
2025-02-06SenateReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.refer
2025-02-05HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2025-02-05HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H480)
2025-02-05Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H480)floor pass
2025-02-05HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 837.
2025-02-05HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H480-481)
2025-02-05HouseMr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
2025-01-31HouseReferred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.refer
2025-01-31Introduced in Houseintroduce
2025-01-31Introduced in Houseintroduce
Source: GovInfo Bill Status (Library of Congress), fetched 2026-10-22. Provisions and opinion polling arrive in a later release.