Public Lands Military Readiness Act of 2025
Introduced Sep 4, 2025 by Rep. Nicholas J. Begich
The House passed it. The Senate has to pass it before it can reach the President.
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.
No recorded roll-call vote on this bill — it may have passed by voice vote or unanimous consent, which don't record individual votes.
- Dec 10, 2025Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- Dec 9, 2025Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Dec 9, 2025On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5091-5092)
- Dec 9, 2025Passed/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)
- Dec 9, 2025DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5131.
- Dec 9, 2025Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5091-5093)
- Dec 9, 2025Mr. Crank moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Dec 9, 2025Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 346.
- Dec 9, 2025Committee on Armed Services discharged.
- Dec 9, 2025Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-397, Part I.
- Nov 20, 2025Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by Unanimous Consent.
- Nov 20, 2025Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Nov 20, 2025Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged
- Sep 18, 2025Subcommittee Hearings Held
- Sep 11, 2025Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
- Sep 4, 2025Referred 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.
- Sep 4, 2025Introduced in House