119th Congress Armed Forces and National Security
H.R. 5131: Public Lands Military Readiness Act of 2025
Passed House
- Introduced (completed)
- Passed House (completed)
- Passed Senate (not reached)
- To the President (not reached)
- Became law (not reached)
Summary
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.
Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Roll calls
No roll call votes have been held on this bill.
Amendments
No amendments were offered to this bill.
Cosponsors
- Eugene Vindman D-VA
Who scored on this bill
- 1Nicholas Begich SponsorIntroduced, drew cross-party cosponsors, marked up, reported, discharged, passed House6 events+92
- 2Eugene VindmanCosponsored; cosponsored bill passed2 events+4
See all scorers and every scoring event
Introductions and cosponsorships count toward weekly caps and show no points.
Other bills by Nicholas Begich
- H.R. 3620: Southcentral Foundation Land Transfer Act of 2025
- H.R. 8957: American Reserve Modernization Act of 2026
- H.R. 6021: Archie Cavanaugh Migratory Bird Treaty Clarification Act
- H.R. 8597: Air Traffic Situational Awareness Enhancement Act
- H.R. 8437: Geo POWER Act
- H.R. 6251: To amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to allow importation of polar bear trophies taken in sport hunts in Canada before the date the polar bear was determined to be a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973.
History
- Passed the House by voice vote.
- Introduced in the House by Nicholas Begich.
Show the full action history (17 actions)
- Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-397, Part I.
- Committee on Armed Services discharged.
- Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 346.
- 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.
- Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged
- Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by Unanimous Consent.
- Subcommittee Hearings Held
- Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
- 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.