Public Lands Military Readiness Act of 2025
USA119th CongressHR-5131| House
| Updated: 12/10/2025
Nicholas J. Begich
Republican Representative
Alaska
Cosponsors (1)
Federal Lands Subcommittee, Energy and Natural Resources Committee, Armed Services Committee, Natural Resources Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
This bill aims to ensure continued military readiness by extending the withdrawal of specific public lands for military use for an additional 25 years. It specifically prolongs the use of training ranges at Fort Greely and Fort Wainwright in Alaska, McGregor Range at Fort Bliss in New Mexico, and Fort Irwin in California, updating their expiration dates to 2051. Beyond extending these withdrawals, the legislation also addresses technical inaccuracies in existing land descriptions. For McGregor Range , it revises the acreage from 608,385 to 605,401 acres. Furthermore, for Fort Irwin , the bill adjusts the withdrawn acreage from 110,000 to 117,710 acres and updates the reference map for the designated withdrawal area.
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Introduced in 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.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Subcommittee Hearings Held
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by Unanimous Consent.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 346.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-397, Part I.
Committee on Armed Services discharged.
Mr. Crank moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5091-5093)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5131.
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)
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5091-5092)
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Armed Forces and National Security
AlaskaCaliforniaLand transfersLand use and conservationMilitary facilities and propertyNew Mexico
Public Lands Military Readiness Act of 2025
USA119th CongressHR-5131| House
| Updated: 12/10/2025
This bill aims to ensure continued military readiness by extending the withdrawal of specific public lands for military use for an additional 25 years. It specifically prolongs the use of training ranges at Fort Greely and Fort Wainwright in Alaska, McGregor Range at Fort Bliss in New Mexico, and Fort Irwin in California, updating their expiration dates to 2051. Beyond extending these withdrawals, the legislation also addresses technical inaccuracies in existing land descriptions. For McGregor Range , it revises the acreage from 608,385 to 605,401 acres. Furthermore, for Fort Irwin , the bill adjusts the withdrawn acreage from 110,000 to 117,710 acres and updates the reference map for the designated withdrawal area.
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Introduced in 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.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
Subcommittee Hearings Held
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by Unanimous Consent.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 346.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-397, Part I.
Committee on Armed Services discharged.
Mr. Crank moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5091-5093)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5131.
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)
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5091-5092)
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Nicholas J. Begich
Republican Representative
Alaska
Cosponsors (1)
Federal Lands Subcommittee, Energy and Natural Resources Committee, Armed Services Committee, Natural Resources Committee
Armed Forces and National Security
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
AlaskaCaliforniaLand transfersLand use and conservationMilitary facilities and propertyNew Mexico