United StatesPublic Lands Military Readiness Act of 2025
What it does
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.
More detail
The bill also makes technical changes to the land descriptions of the McGregor Range and Fort Irwin lands.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To President
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- Dec 10Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.Latest
- Dec 9Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-397, Part I.
- Dec 9Committee on Armed Services discharged.Minor
- Dec 9Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 346.
- Dec 9Mr. Crank moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Dec 9Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5091-5093)
- Dec 9DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5131.
- Dec 9Passed/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)Passed House
- Dec 9Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Nov 20Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged
- Nov 20Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Nov 20Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by Unanimous Consent.
- Sep 18Subcommittee Hearings Held
- Sep 11Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
- Sep 4Introduced in House
- Sep 4Referred 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.Introduced