{"bill":{"id":"119-hr-5131","congress":119,"type":"HR","number":5131,"title":"Public Lands Military Readiness Act of 2025","originChamber":"House","introducedDate":"2025-09-04","sponsors":[{"bioguideId":"B001323","fullName":"Rep. Begich, Nicholas J. [R-AK-At Large]","party":"R","state":"AK","district":null}],"cosponsorsCount":1,"latestAction":{"actionDate":"2025-12-10","text":"Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources."},"policyArea":"Armed Forces and National Security","subjects":["Alaska","California","Land transfers","Land use and conservation","Military facilities and property","New Mexico"],"actions":[{"date":"2025-12-10","text":"Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Senate","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-12-09","text":"Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-12-09","text":"On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5091-5092)","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-12-09","text":"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)","type":"Floor","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-12-09","text":"DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5131.","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-12-09","text":"Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5091-5093)","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-12-09","text":"Mr. Crank moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-12-09","text":"Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 346.","type":"Calendars","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-12-09","text":"Committee on Armed Services discharged.","type":"Discharge","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-12-09","text":"Committee on Armed Services discharged.","type":"Committee","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-12-09","text":"Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-397, Part I.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-12-09","text":"Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-397, Part I.","type":"Committee","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-11-20","text":"Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by Unanimous Consent.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-11-20","text":"Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-11-20","text":"Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-09-18","text":"Subcommittee Hearings Held","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-09-11","text":"Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-09-04","text":"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.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-09-04","text":"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.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-09-04","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-09-04","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false}],"summary":"<p><strong>Public Lands Military Readiness Act of 2025</strong></p><p>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&nbsp;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.</p><p>The bill also makes technical changes to the land descriptions of the&nbsp;McGregor Range and Fort Irwin lands.</p>","updateDate":"2026-03-24T12:48:03Z"},"markets":[],"stateBills":[],"meta":{"sources":["congress.gov"],"latencyMs":611,"ts":"2026-04-19T09:59:35.685Z"},"nextActions":{"inspect":[],"related":[{"description":"Search related legislation","method":"GET","url":"/api/public/query-gov?q=Public%20Lands%20Military%20Readiness%20Act%20of%202025"}]}}