To require the Secretary of Agriculture to convey the Pleasant Valley Ranger District Administrative Site to Gila County, Arizona.
Introduced Jan 31, 2025 by Rep. Elijah Crane
Both chambers passed it. It's headed to the President to be signed or vetoed.
This bill directs the Forest Service to convey specified property to Gila County, Arizona, upon the county's submission of a written request for such conveyance. The property, identified as the Gila County Area, consists of approximately 232.9 acres of National Forest System land located in the Tonto National Forest in Arizona.
The county must use the land for the purposes of serving and supporting veterans. If any land conveyed under this bill ceases to be used for such purpose, all right, title, and interest in and to the land shall revert to the United States, at the discretion of the Forest Service.
The conveyance must be made with a quitclaim deed and without consideration (value, such as payment, provided in exchange for the property).
The Forest Service must not be required to provide any covenant or warranty for the land and improvements conveyed to the county under such conveyance.
Read the full summary on Congress.govSummary 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.
- Sep 30, 2026Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5226)
- Sep 30, 2026Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- Sep 17, 2026Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 660.
- Sep 17, 2026Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Lee without amendment. Without written report.
- Feb 4, 2026Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- Feb 6, 2025Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
- Feb 5, 2025Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Feb 5, 2025On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H480)
- Feb 5, 2025Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H480)
- Feb 5, 2025DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 837.
- Feb 5, 2025Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H480-481)
- Feb 5, 2025Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Jan 31, 2025Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
- Jan 31, 2025Introduced in House