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H.R. 5131

U.S. House•In Senate Committee

Summary

H.R. 5131, the Public Lands Military Readiness Act of 2025, was introduced in the House on Sep 4, 2025 by Rep. Nicholas Begich (R) with 1 co-sponsor. It was referred to Energy And Natural Resources, and last saw action on Dec 10, 2025: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

Record

Text

H.R. 5131 has 1 co-sponsor.

hb5131/engrossed-in-house.txt
119 HR 5131 EH: Public Lands Military Readiness Act of 2025
 U.S. House of Representatives
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I
 119th CONGRESS  1st Session
 H. R. 5131
 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 AN ACT
To extend military land withdrawals in Alaska, New Mexico, and California for a period of 25 years and to make technical corrections to descriptions for certain military land withdrawals, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Public Lands Military Readiness Act of 2025  .
2.
Extension of certain military land withdrawals and correction of certain land descriptions
(a)
Extension of withdrawal and reservation for military use of certain lands
(1)
Yukon Training Area, Donnelly Training Area East, and Donnelly Training Area West, Alaska, and McGregor Range, Fort Bliss, New Mexico
Section 3015(a) of the Military Lands Withdrawal Act of 1999 (title XXX of  Public Law 106–65 ; 113 Stat. 892) is amended by striking  25 years after November 6, 2001  and inserting  on November 6, 2051 .
(2)
Fort Irwin military lands
Section 2910(a) of the Fort Irwin Military Land Withdrawal Act of 2001 (title XXIX of  Public Law 107–107 ; 115 Stat. 1339) is amended by striking  25 years after the date of the enactment of this Act  and inserting  on December 31, 2051 .
(b)
Correction of land descriptions
(1)
McGregor Range military lands
Section 3011(d)(2) of the Military Lands Withdrawal Act of 1999 (title XXX of  Public Law 106–65 ; 113 Stat. 892) is amended by striking  608,385 acres of land  and inserting  approximately 605,401 acres of land .
(2)
Fort Irwin military lands
Section 2902(c) of the Fort Irwin Military Land Withdrawal Act of 2001 (title XXIX of  Public Law 107–107 ; 115 Stat. 1336) is amended—
(A)
by striking  110,000 acres  and inserting  117,710 acres ; and
(B)
by striking  as  Proposed Withdrawal Land  on the map entitled  National Training Center—Proposed Withdrawal of Public Lands for Training Purposes , dated September 21, 2000  and inserting  on the map entitled  Fort Irwin Withdrawal  dated February 28, 2025 .
      Passed the House of Representatives December 9, 2025.  Kevin F. McCumber,  Clerk.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-09-04
  2. Passed House2025-12-09
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

The summaries are the Congressional Research Service’s, one per stage. Read them in full.

Introduced in House Sep 4, 2025

hb5131/introduced-in-house.md

Shown Here:
Introduced in House (09/04/2025)

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.

Sponsors

Rep. Nicholas Begich (R) sponsors H.R. 5131, and 1 member has co-sponsored it.

Committees

H.R. 5131 went before 4 committees: Energy and Natural Resources, Armed Services, Natural Resources and Federal Lands Subcommittee.

Energy and Natural Resources
Energy and Natural Resources
Referred To · Dec 10, 2025 · 314 Bills
Armed Services
Armed Services
Discharged From · Dec 9, 2025 · 581 Bills
Natural Resources
Natural Resources
Reported By · Dec 9, 2025 · 395 Bills
Federal Lands Subcommittee
Federal Lands Subcommittee
Hearings By (subcommittee) · Sep 18, 2025 · 34 Bills

Reports

1 committee report has been filed on H.R. 5131, the latest H. Rept. 119-397.

Actions

H.R. 5131 has taken 17 actions since Sep 4, 2025, the latest on Dec 10, 2025.

ChamberAction
Dec 10, 2025
Senate
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.Energy and Natural Resources Committee
Dec 9, 2025
House
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-397, Part I.Natural Resources Committee
Dec 9, 2025
House
Committee on Armed Services discharged.Armed Services Committee
Dec 9, 2025
House
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 346.
Dec 9, 202516:49
House
Mr. Crank moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

Votes

H.R. 5131 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to H.R. 5131.

Titles

H.R. 5131 goes by 7 titles, 4 of them short titles.

  • Public Lands Military Readiness Act of 2025 — Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
  • Public Lands Military Readiness Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Passed House
  • To extend military land withdrawals in Alaska, New Mexico, and California for a period of 25 years and to make technical corrections to descriptions for certain military land withdrawals, and for other purposes. — Official Titles from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text
  • Public Lands Military Readiness Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Reported to House
  • Public Lands Military Readiness Act of 2025 — Display Title
  • Public Lands Military Readiness Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To extend military land withdrawals in Alaska, New Mexico, and California for a period of 25 years and to make technical corrections to descriptions for certain military land withdrawals, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 6 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 5131 in 1 quarterly filing, 2025. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Agriculture, Budget/Appropriations, Civil Rights/Civil Liberties, Education, Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities, Firearms/Guns/Ammunition, Government Issues, Health Issues.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS—District of Columbia11—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS11—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
EARL HADLEY111
JENNIFER SCULLY111
KRISTOR COWAN111
MAEVE KLINE111
MEGAN STOCKHAUSEN111
SARAH COHEN111

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERSAMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS2025 third_quarter$430K3rd Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 5131 under Armed Forces and National Security, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 6 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 5131’s is Armed Forces and National Security.

hr5131/policy-areas.txt
Armed Forces and National SecurityAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Legislative Subjects

H.R. 5131 carries 6 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Alaska to New Mexico.

hr5131/subjects.txt
AlaskaCaliforniaLand transfersLand use and conservationMilitary facilities and propertyNew Mexico

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 5131, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 145 (Thursday, September 4, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. BEGICH:H.R. 5131.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8.[Page H3862]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com