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Public Lands Military Readiness Act of 2025
Summary
This bill extends the withdrawal and reservation of public lands for military use in Alaska, New Mexico, and California for an additional 25 years. Specifically, the bill extends military withdrawals for the Yukon Training Area, Donnelly Training Areas East and West in Alaska, and McGregor Range at Fort Bliss in New Mexico until November 6, 2051, and extends Fort Irwin Military Lands in California until December 31, 2051. The bill also makes technical corrections to the acreage descriptions of two military land withdrawals: McGregor Range is corrected from 608,385 acres to approximately 605,401 acres, and Fort Irwin is corrected from 110,000 acres to 117,710 acres. The bill updates the map references used for Fort Irwin from one dated September 21, 2000 to one dated February 28, 2025.
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Sponsor (1)
1 cosponsor
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Nicholas J. Begich’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- NULL $310,813
- TEAMHEALTH EMERGENCY PHYSICIANS $44,901
- PETRO 49, INC $18,931
- ODOM CORP $12,500
- CHARLES SCHWAB CORPORATION $9,183
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Nicholas J. Begich → · Outside spending →
Actions (17)
- Dec 10, 2025 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. · senate
- Dec 9, 2025 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. · house
- Dec 9, 2025 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5091-5092) · house
- Dec 9, 2025 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)
- Dec 9, 2025 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5131. · house
- Dec 9, 2025 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5091-5093) · house
- Dec 9, 2025 Mr. Crank moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. · house
- Dec 9, 2025 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 346. · house
- Dec 9, 2025 Committee on Armed Services discharged. · house
- Dec 9, 2025 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-397, Part I. · house
- Nov 20, 2025 Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by Unanimous Consent. · house
- Nov 20, 2025 Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held · house
- Nov 20, 2025 Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged · house
- Sep 18, 2025 Subcommittee Hearings Held · house
- Sep 11, 2025 Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands. · house
- Sep 4, 2025 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. · house
- Sep 4, 2025 Introduced in House
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Full text
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.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Public Lands Military Readiness Act of 2025”.
SEC. 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.
Attest:
Clerk. 119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 5131
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.
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