H.R. 5131 explained · 119th Congress · Pending in Congress
Public Lands Military Readiness Act of 2025
Cosponsors: 1 (1 D, 0 R) · per Congress.gov, 2026-10-09
Introduced: 2025-09-04
Latest action (2025-12-10): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
What H.R. 5131 does, in plain terms
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.
Official summary by the Congressional Research Service, via Congress.gov.
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