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Bill · 119th Congress · HR 5131

Public Lands Military Readiness Act of 2025

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Introduced 2025-09-04Topic: veterans military

Summary

Summary by the Congressional Research Service

Public Lands Military Readiness Act of 2025 This bill extends by 25 years the reservation of certain public lands for military use and the withdrawal of such lands from all forms of appropriation under the public land laws (e.g., mining laws). Specifically, the bill extends the withdrawal and reservation of the Fort Greely and Fort Wainwright Training Ranges in Alaska and the McGregor Range at Fort Bliss in New Mexico until November 6, 2051. It also extends the withdrawal and reservation of Fort Irwin military land in California until December 31, 2051. The bill also makes technical changes to the land descriptions of the McGregor Range and Fort Irwin lands.

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Action history

DateChamberActionStatus effect
2025-12-10SenateReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.refer
2025-12-09HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2025-12-09HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5091-5092)
2025-12-09Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5091-5092)floor pass
2025-12-09HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5131.
2025-12-09HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5091-5093)
2025-12-09HouseMr. Crank moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
2025-12-09HousePlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 346.
2025-12-09HouseCommittee on Armed Services discharged.report
2025-12-09Committee on Armed Services discharged.report
2025-12-09HouseReported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-397, Part I.report
2025-12-09Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-397, Part I.report
2025-11-20HouseOrdered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by Unanimous Consent.refer
2025-11-20HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Heldrefer
2025-11-20HouseSubcommittee on Federal Lands Dischargedrefer
2025-09-18HouseSubcommittee Hearings Heldrefer
2025-09-11HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.refer
2025-09-04HouseReferred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.refer
2025-09-04HouseReferred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.refer
2025-09-04Introduced in Houseintroduce
2025-09-04Introduced in Houseintroduce
Source: GovInfo Bill Status (Library of Congress), fetched 2026-09-25. Provisions and opinion polling arrive in a later release.