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H.R. 5131 House Armed Forces and National Security

Public Lands Military Readiness Act of 2025

Introduced
Sep 4, 2025
Sponsor
Rep. Begich, Nicholas J. (R-AK-At Large)
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STAGE 4 OF 8 — HOUSE FLOOR

Currently in the House. Last action: received in the senate and read twice and referred to the committee on energy and natural resources on Dec 10, 2025.

  1. House Introduced in House Sep 4, 2025
  2. House Referred 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. Sep 4, 2025
  3. House Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands. Sep 11, 2025
  4. House Subcommittee Hearings Held Sep 18, 2025
  5. House Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged Nov 20, 2025
  6. House Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held Nov 20, 2025
  7. House Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by Unanimous Consent. Nov 20, 2025
  8. House Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-397, Part I. Dec 9, 2025
  9. House Committee on Armed Services discharged. Dec 9, 2025
  10. House Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 346. Dec 9, 2025
  11. House Mr. Crank moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. Dec 9, 2025
  12. House Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5091-5093) Dec 9, 2025
  13. House DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5131. Dec 9, 2025
  14. House Passed/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) Dec 9, 2025
  15. House On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5091-5092) Dec 9, 2025
  16. House Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Dec 9, 2025
  17. Senate Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Dec 10, 2025

Cosponsors

1

Subjects

AlaskaCaliforniaLand transfersLand use and conservationMilitary facilities and propertyNew Mexico

Committees

  • Armed Services Committee
    • [Bills of Interest - Exchange of Letters]
    • [Discharged From, Dec 9, 2025]
    • [Referred To, Sep 4, 2025]
  • Energy and Natural Resources Committee
    • [Referred To, Dec 10, 2025]
  • Natural Resources Committee
    • [Reported By, Dec 9, 2025]
    • [Markup By, Nov 20, 2025]
    • [Discharged from, Nov 20, 2025]
    • [Referred To, Sep 4, 2025]

Summary

Public Lands Military Readiness Act of 2025This 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.

[Summary as of: Introduced in House]

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