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H.R. 5131 · 119th Congress

Public Lands Military Readiness Act of 2025

Introduced Sep 4, 2025Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security

Read the textOn Congress.gov

Status: Passed House

  1. Introduced
  2. Committee
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. To President
  6. Law

Latest action

: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Summary

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.

Summary by the Congressional Research Service.

Actions

  1. Senate

    Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

  2. House

    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

  3. House

    On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5091-5092)

  4. House

    DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5131.

  5. House

    Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5091-5093)

  6. House

    Mr. Crank moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

  7. House

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 346.

  8. House

    Committee on Armed Services discharged.

  9. House

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-397, Part I.

  10. House

    Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by Unanimous Consent.

  11. House

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

  12. House

    Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged

Show 4 earlier actions
  1. House

    Subcommittee Hearings Held

  2. House

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.

  3. 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.

  4. Introduced in House