3.0.0 5131 2026-03-24T12:48:03Z 2026-07-13T18:50:25Z House H HR 2025-09-04 119 https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5131 [Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 145 (Thursday, September 4, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. BEGICH:H.R. 5131.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8.[Page H3862]]]> hsas00 Armed Services Committee House Standing Bills of Interest - Exchange of Letters Discharged From 2025-12-09T18:58:34Z Referred To 2025-09-04T13:05:30Z sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Standing Referred To 2025-12-10T20:38:21Z hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing hsii10 Federal Lands Subcommittee Hearings By (subcommittee) 2025-09-18T20:38:57Z Referred to 2025-09-11T20:14:13Z Reported By 2025-12-09T18:58:18Z Markup By 2025-11-20T15:00:00Z Discharged from 2025-11-20T14:00:00Z Referred To 2025-09-04T13:05:25Z H. Rept. 119-397 2025-12-10 sseg00 Energy and Natural Resources Committee Senate Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. IntroReferral 2025-12-09 16:58:23 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Floor H38310 2 House floor actions 2025-12-09 16:58:20 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5091-5092) Floor H37300 2 House floor actions 2025-12-09 16:58:20 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) Floor 8000 9 Library of Congress 2025-12-09 16:49:32 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5131. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2025-12-09 16:49:30 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5091-5093) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2025-12-09 16:49:16 Mr. Crank moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. Floor H30300 2 House floor actions 2025-12-09 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 346. Calendars H12410 2 House floor actions U00346 2025-12-09 Committee on Armed Services discharged. Discharge H12300 2 House floor actions hsas00 Armed Services Committee 2025-12-09 Committee on Armed Services discharged. Committee 5500 9 Library of Congress hsas00 Armed Services Committee 2025-12-09 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-397, Part I. Committee H12200 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2025-12-09 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-397, Part I. Committee 5000 9 Library of Congress hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2025-11-20 hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 1 House committee actions Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by Unanimous Consent. Committee 2025-11-20 hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held Committee 2025-11-20 hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged Committee 2025-09-18 hsii10 Federal Lands Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee Hearings Held Committee 2025-09-11 hsii10 Federal Lands Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands. Committee 2025-09-04 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsas00 Armed Services Committee 2025-09-04 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2025-09-04 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2025-09-04 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress B001323 Rep. Begich, Nicholas J. [R-AK-At Large] Nicholas Begich R AK J. N V000138 Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7] Eugene Vindman D VA Simon 7 2025-10-08 False Armed Forces and National Security Alaska 2025-09-24T20:16:51Z California 2025-09-24T20:17:15Z Land transfers 2025-09-24T20:17:28Z Land use and conservation 2025-09-24T20:17:32Z Military facilities and property 2025-09-24T20:17:22Z New Mexico 2025-09-24T20:17:09Z Armed Forces and National Security 2025-09-11T21:30:26Z 00 2025-09-04 Introduced in House 2025-12-08T22:40:11Z 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.

]]> Public Lands Military Readiness Act of 2025 Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text 255 Public Lands Military Readiness Act of 2025 2025-12-13T03:08:17Z S Senate Referred in Senate RFS Short Title(s) as Passed House 104 Public Lands Military Readiness Act of 2025 2025-12-11T05:53:20Z H House Engrossed in House EH Official Titles from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text 259 To extend military land withdrawals in Alaska, New Mexico, and California for a period of 25 years and to make technical corrections to descriptions for certain military land withdrawals, and for other purposes. 2025-12-11T05:53:20Z H House Engrossed in House EH Short Title(s) as Reported to House 102 Public Lands Military Readiness Act of 2025 2025-12-10T08:53:23Z H House Reported in House RH Display Title 45 Public Lands Military Readiness Act of 2025 2025-09-09T04:23:35Z Short Title(s) as Introduced 101 Public Lands Military Readiness Act of 2025 2025-09-09T04:23:33Z Introduced in House IH Official Title as Introduced 6 To extend military land withdrawals in Alaska, New Mexico, and California for a period of 25 years and to make technical corrections to descriptions for certain military land withdrawals, and for other purposes. 2025-09-09T04:18:36Z Introduced in House IH Referred in Senate 2025-12-10T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr5131rfs/xml/BILLS-119hr5131rfs.xml Engrossed in House 2025-12-09T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr5131eh/xml/BILLS-119hr5131eh.xml Reported in House 2025-12-09T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr5131rh/xml/BILLS-119hr5131rh.xml Introduced in House 2025-09-04T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr5131ih/xml/BILLS-119hr5131ih.xml 2025-12-10 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.