HR 5131
Public Lands Military Readiness Act of 2025
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.
Bill status
- Status
- Passed House
- Sponsor
- Rep. Nicholas J. Begich [R-AK-At Large]
- Cosponsors
- 1
- Policy area
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Introduced
- 2025-09-04
- Latest action
- 2025-12-10: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Committee referrals
- Energy and Natural Resources Committee: Senate · Referred To · 2025-12-10
- Armed Services Committee: House · Discharged From · 2025-12-09
- Natural Resources Committee: House · Reported By · 2025-12-09
- Natural Resources Committee: House · Markup By · 2025-11-20
- Natural Resources Committee: House · Discharged from · 2025-11-20
Recent actions
- 2025-12-10: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- 2025-12-09: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- 2025-12-09: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5091-5092)
- 2025-12-09: 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)
- 2025-12-09: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5131.